Vital Body Parts You Know Nothing About
The philtrum
Most specialists agree that the philtrum developed in humans in prehistoric times and played the role of smell amplifier. Today we don’t need such a good sense of smell, but the philtrum is still there to remind us of our roots. In addition, doctors can determine the state of health of an unborn baby by the shape of this body part. Sometimes a wrongly shaped philtrum tells of autism or other conditions.
