Vomer

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and Index, p. 512

Vomer, a bone which, in the human skeleton, forms part of the middle partition of the Nose (q.v.). It exhibits many modifications in the different classes of Vertebrata.

A detailed scientific illustration of a Volvox colony. It shows a spherical cluster of cells. The outer layer is composed of flagellated cells, indicated by a label 'c'. Inside, there are larger, more complex cells, some of which are labeled 'a' (female cells) and 'b' (stages in development of male cells). The cells are interconnected by fine, thread-like structures representing protoplasmic bridges. — Volvox globator (much magnified):
a, female cells; b, stages in development of male cells; c, ordinary flagellate cells.

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