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VT2100 The Mouse
Housing, Disease, basics of Lab Mice
Question | Answer |
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Name of laboratory mouse | Mus Musculus |
AKA name of Lab mouse | Swiss albino or house mouse |
Live span | 12-36months |
Weight of male | 20-40G |
Weight of Female | 22-63g |
Forelimbs have __# of digits | 4 |
Hindlimbs have __# of digits | 5 |
What is special about their bone marrow? | remains active in long bone for lifetime |
Orbital plexus to rats is as __________ is to mice | orbital sinus |
Incisors are ______ and ______ | open rooted, hypsodont |
Which cartlage is fused? | costochondral |
Esophagus lacks | mucous glands |
Estrus cycle | 4-5 days |
Gestation length | 19-21days |
Puberty at | 6 weeks |
Weaning at | 3 weeks |
Postpartum estrus occurs | 14-28 hours after partuition |
must leave newborns alone for ___ days | 2 |
Ears open at | 3days |
Eyes open at | 12-14days |
Hair grows in at | 7 days |
Females are bred until | 9month old |
Several females housed together will go into.... | anestrus period |
define whitten Effect | several females exposed to male odor |
length of time of whitten effect | 3 days |
what stage does the whittening effect lead to | estrus |
define bruce effect | prego female exposed to new male odor |
length of time of bruce effect | within 4 days |
What does the bruce effect lead to? | abortion |
TNZ | 65-85 degrees |
Relative Humididty | 40-60% |
define coprophagia | eating pp is normal for mice |
water consumption | 5-8ml/day |
Define temporary ID | nontoxic marker on tail or coat |
define permanet ID | ear punch/tag microchip |
IV injection site | Lateral tial vien |
IP injection site | lower right quadrant of abdomen |
IM injection site | quadriceps in hind leg |
SQ injection site | scruff |
oral gavage needle size | 20g x 1.5 needle |
rotating tip during oral gavage causes | rupture of esophagus |
Perfered site of blood collection | retroorbital sinus |
blood collection sites (4) | toe/tail ckip cardiocentesis retroorbital sinus tail vein |
anesthesia required for all blood collection except (2) | tail or toe clip |
what blood colection is terminal | cardiocentesis |
Causative agent for pneumonia | mycoplasma plumonis |
what causes hepatic tumors and hepatitis | helicobacter |
primary cause of repiratory disease | sendia virus |
nearly 100% wild mice have | lymphocytic choriomenigitis |
Zoonotic disease | Lymphocytic choriomenigitis |
Lymphocytic choriomenigitis is transmitted by (4) | AEROSOL, BITES, TRASPLACENTALLY, TICKS |
most common nematodes (2) | Aspicularis tetraptera syphacia obvelata |
Fur mites (2) | Myobia Musculi Mycoptes musclinus |
Outbred mice noninfectious disease | pulmonary tumors |
inbred mice noninfectious disease | oncogenic viruses |
Murine oncogenic viruses transmitted by (2) | placental transfer transmammary (suckling) |