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VT2100 The Mouse
Housing, Disease, basics of Lab Mice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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) |