Dormant sensory organ

A dormant sensory organ can be a part of the biological makeup of any animal. It could be anything that resides in the body for which there is no explanation. The pineal gland in the brain had no scientifically verified function until the 20th century. H. P. Blavatsky theorised that it is the vestigal third eye.
What are they?
Not much is known about certain parts of the body. What we do know is, although the pineal gland remains mysterious, parts of the Human Anatomy have evolved, over a long period of time, into more appropriate devices. The vestigial tail for instance; found at the base of the spine: What is its purpose? It doesn't have one other than it is the remnant of the tail that once protruded from that part of our anatomy. A developing foetus can tell us much about the way we would have been a long time ago: the fish-like structure of the tiny organism links us to the ocean from which we came. The fact that some people are born with webbed-feet is no coincidence either. Genetic mutants could also be throwbacks to the past: modern man's genetic makeup merging with dormant genes which have (in many cases) disastrous effects. This is theory, but the facts of it are as follows: The mammal form, however diversified creatures are structurally, plays host to many unknown functions and dormant genes.
Dormant disease
It is known that certain diseases can lay dormant for long periods of time in human/animal entities. Another thing that one must remember about diseases is that they can be made dormant through various medical treatments, such as HIV etc.
Facts
The thing about parts of the body that do not serve an apparent service to the entities in which they exist is: their functions have not been discovered as of yet by scientists/biologists in the modern day world.
Dormant sensory organs in films/books
Not mentioned in mainstream media, it was the central feature the now classic H.P. Lovecraft tale, From Beyond and the 1986 film of the same name.

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