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The Anatomy of the Laboratory Mouse
Margaret J. Cook

INDEX

(The numbers refer to the illustrations. Those in italic denote Figures in which the subject is more fully treated.)

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Acetabular notch, 37
Acetabulum, 37, 38, MGI
Acromion process, 31
Adrenal (suprarenal) gland, 60, 111, 112, 119, 120, MGI
Alimentary canal, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83
Anapophysis, 22
Anus, 8, 9, 57, 70, 116, 118, MGI
Aorta, 46, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 125
   see also Blood vessels, Heart
Arteries,
    aorta, MGI
       abdominal, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, MGI
       thoracic, 46, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100
    axillary, 94, 95, 97, 100, 107
    basilar, 88, MGI
    branchial, 97, 106, 107
    caudal, middle, 117
    carotid, common, 46, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 107, MGI
    cerebellar, 87, 88, MGI
    cerebral, superior, 87, 88
    cervical, superficial, 91, 97, MGI
    cervical trunk, 94, 95, 97, MGI
    coeliac, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 110, 111, 112, 119, MGI
    colic, middle, 78, MGI
    collateralis radialis, 108
    costo-cervical trunk, 91, 97, MGI
    digital, 104, MGI
    epigastric, 116, 120, 124, MGI
    facial, transverse, 86, MGI
    femoral, 75, 109, 113, 118, 122, 123, 124, 125, MGI
       medial, 116, 123, 124, MGI
       medial circumflex, 115, 116, 117, 120, 122, 123, 124, MGI
    gastric, 78, 79, 80, 81, MGI
    hepatic, 77, 79, 80, MGI
    ileo-colic, 79, MGI
    iliac,
       common, 75, 118, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, MGI
       external, 75, MGI
       internal, 116, 117, 124, MGI
    ilio-lumbar, 122, 124, MGI
    innominate, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100, MGI
    intercostal, 95, MGI
    lineal, 78, 79, 80, 81, MGI
    lieno-gastric, 77, 79, 80, 81, MGI
    lieno-pancreatic, 79, 80, 81
    mammary, internal, 91, 92, 95, 96, 97, MGI
    median, 107, MGI
    mesenteric,
       inferior, 76, 78, 115, 118, 120, MGI
       superior, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, MGI
    metacarpel, dorsal, 108, MGI
    ovarian, 75, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, MGI
    pancreatico-duodenal,
       inferior, 79, MGI
       superior, 77, 79, 80, 81, MGI
    penis, dorsal, 113, 116, MGI
    phrenic, 119, MGI
    popliteal, 101, MGI
    profunda brachii, 106, 107, MGI
    pudendal, superior external, 113, MGI
    pudic-epigastric trunk, 115, 116, 117, 120, 122, 123, 124, MGI
    pulmonary, 91, 92, 93, 94, MGI
    radial, 107, MGI
    rectal, inferior, 124, MGI
    renal, 78, 109, 110, 112, 118, 119, MGI
    saphenous, 101, 102, MGI
    spermatic, 78, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, MGI
    subclavian, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, MGI
    subcostal, 95, MGI
    subscapular, 106, 107, MGI
    suparenal, 110, 112, MGI
       superior, 119, MGI
    sural, external, 101, MGI
    tarsal, medial, 102, 103, MGI
    testicular, 114, MGI
    tibial,
       anterior, 101
       posterior, 101
    thoracic, lateral, 107, MGI
    thoraco-acromial, 95, 97, MGI
    ulnar collateral, 106, 107, MGI
    ureteric, 110, 111, MGI
    vesical,
       inferior, 115, 116, MGI
       superior, 122, 123, MGI
Astragalus, 44
Atlas, 16, MGI
Auditory meatus, 12, 13, MGI
Auricle, 46, 51, 52, 89, 90, 91, 100, MGI
Axilla, blood vessels of, 106
Axis, 17, 18, MGI

Basisphenoid, 12, 13, MGI
Basisphenoid canal, 13
Bile-duct, 61, MGI
Bladder, 54, 55, 56, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75, 109, 113, 115, 116, 118, 120, 123, 124, MGI
Blood vessels (see also Arteries, Veins)
    of axilla, 106
    of brain, 87, 88
    of face, 84
    of female reproductive organs, 120
    of foot, 103, MGI
    of head, 85, MGI
    of hind limbs, 101, 102, MGI
    of kidney, 110, 111, 112, 119, MGI
    of liver, 77
    of lung, 93, 94
    of male reproductive organs, 113, 114, 115
    of neck, 100, MGI
    of ovary, 121
    of pelvic region, 116, 124, MGI
    of testis, 114
Brain, blood vessels of, 87, 88
Bronchus, 53, 93, 94, MGI

Caecum, 54, 55, 56, 57, 75, 76, 83, MGI
Calcaneum, 41, 44, MGI
Caput epididymis, 64, 65, 66, 109, 113, 114
Carotid artery (see Arteries)
Carpal, 36, MGI
Cauda epididymis, 63, 64, 65, 66, 114, 116
Centrale, 36, 44, MGI
Centrum, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, MGI
Cervical rib, 19
Cervical trunk, 94, 95, 97, MGI
Circulatory system, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, MGI
   see Blood vessels, Arteries, Veins
Clavicle, 29, 31, MGI
Claw, 36, 44, MGI
Clitoral gland, 71, 124, MGI
Coagulating gland, 54, 55, 62, 64, 65, 67, 109, 115, 116, MGI
Colon, 55, 56, 57, 76, 83, MGI
Condyloid process, 14, 15
Coracoid process, 29, 31
Coronoid notch, 34
Coronoid process, 14, 15
Corpus epididymis, 66, 109, 114, 116
Cotyloid bone, 37
Cranio-pharyngeal canal, 13
Cystic duct, 61, MGI

Deltoid tuberosity, 29, 33, 34
Dental ridge, 15
Diaphragm, 51, 52, 89, 90, 93, 95, 99, MGI
Ductus deferens, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 109, 113, 114, 115, MGI
Ductuli efferentes, 66, MGI
Duodenum, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, MGI

Ethmoidal foramen, 12

Fabella, 41, 42, MGI
Fallopian tube, 68, 69, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, MGI
Femur, 39, 40, 41, 42, MGI
Fibula, 39, 41, 43, MGI
Fibulare, 44
Foetus, 72, 73, 74
Foot (see Hind limbs, Manus, Paw, Pes)
Formen magnum, 13
Fore-limbs, 33, 34, 35, 36
    blood vessels of, 107, MGI
    see also Manus
Frontal bone, 11, 12, MGI

Gall bladder, 58, 59, 60, 61, MGI
Gastrocnemius muscle, 101, MGI
Genitalia, external,
    female, 8
    male, 9
    see also Reproductive organs
Glenoid cavity, 29, 31
Gubernaculum, 64, 65, 66

Head, (see also Brain, Skull)
blood vessels of, 84, 85, 86, MGI
Heart, 91, MGI
    auricles, 51, 52, 89, 90, 91, 100, 107, MGI
    ventricles, 51, 52, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, MGI
    see also Arteries, Blood vessels, Veins, etc.
Hepatic portal system, 81, 82, 83
Hind limbs, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, MGI
    see also Paw
Humerus, 29, 33, 34, MGI
Hypoglossal canal, 13

Ileum, 54, 55, 56, 57, 73, 75, 76, 79, 83, MGI
Iliac arteries ( MGI) and veins ( MGI), 75, 117, 118, 120, 122, 123, 124
Iliac crest, 37, 38
Iliac spine, 37, 38
Ilium, 37, 38, 39, 40, MGI
Incisor, 12, 13, 14, 15, MGI
    see also Teeth
Intermedium, 36, 44
Interparietal, 11, 12, MGI
Intervertebral notch, 27
Ischium, 37, 38, MGI

Jejunum, 57, MGI
    see also Arteries, Veins

Kidney, 55, 56, 60, 64, 68, 69, 75, 78, 79, 82, 109, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, MGI

LAC Grey strain, 4, 10
Lacrymal, 11, MGI
Lactating female,
    mammary tissue, 49, 50
Larynx, 46, 47, 99, 100, MGI
Latex injection apparatus, 1, 2
    injection into right ventricle, 3
Liver, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 118, 125, MGI
Lung, 51, 52, 53, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 98, 100, 107, MGI

Malar process, 12
Malleolus, 43
Mammary tissue, 49, 50, MGI
Mandible, 14, 15, MGI
Mandibular foramen, 15
Mandibular symphysis, 15
Manubrium, 31, 32, MGI
Manus, 36, MGI
    blood vessels of, 108, MGI
Masseteric ridge, 14
Maxilla, 11, 13, MGI
Maxillary, 12
Mental foramen, 14
Metacarpal, 36, MGI
Metacromion process, 31
Metatarsal, 44, MGI
    blood supply, 102, 103, 104
Molar, 12, 13, 14, 15, MGI
Mus musculus,
    adult male, 4

Nasal bone, 11, 12, 13, MGI
Neck, 45, 46, 99, MGI
Nerves,
    laryngeal, 91
    optic, 88, MGI
    phrenic, 51, 52, 90, 91, MGI
    vagus, 91, MGI
Nipples,
    inguinal group, 48, 50
    pectoral group, 48, 50

Obturator foramen, 37, 38, 40

Occipital bone, 11, 12, 13, MGI
Occipital condyle, 11, 12, 13
Odontoid process, 17, 18
    canal for, 16
Oesophagus, 46, 51, 52, 55, 57, 58, 76, 90, 91, 93, 94, MGI
Olecranon process, 33, 35
Olfactory lobe, 87, 88, MGI
Os coxae, 37, 38, 40
Ovary, 56, 68, 69, 120, 121, 123, 125, MGI

Palatine,
    bone, 13, MGI
    foramen, 13
    process, 13
Pampiniform plexus, 114, MGI
Pancreas, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 125, MGI
Paraoccipital process, 12
Parietal, 11, 12, MGI
Parotid gland, 45, MGI
Patella, 39, 41, MGI
Paw,
    forepaw, 6, MGI
    hind paw, 7, MGI
Pelvic girdle, 39, 65, MGI
Pelvic region,
    blood supply,
       female, 124
       male, 116
Penis, 9, 54, 62, 63, 65, 109, MGI
Periotic capsule, 12
Pes, 44, MGI
    see also Paw
Phalanges, 36, 44, MGI
Pharynx, 57, MGI
Pisiform bone, 36, MGI
Placenta, 72, 73, MGI
Pollex, 6, MGI
Post-glenoid foramen, 12
Post-tympanic hook, 12
Postzygapophysis, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, MGI
Pregnant female, 72, 73, 74, 125
Premaxilla, 11, 12, 13, MGI
Preputial gland, 54, 55, 62, 63, 64, 65, 109, 113, 116, MGI
Presphenoid, 13, MGI
Prezygapophysis, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, MGI
Prostate, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 113, 115, 116, MGI
Pterygoid process, 12, 13
Pubic symphysis, 38
Pubis, 37, 38, 40, MGI

Radial epiphysis, 36
Radiale, 36
Radius, 33, 35, 36, MGI
Rectum, 54, 55, 56, 57, 64, 68, 73, 75, 76, 78, 82, 83, 109, 113, 115, 116, 117, 120, 123, 124, MGI
Reproductive organs,
    female, 68, 69, 70, 71, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, MGI
    male, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 109, 113, 114, 115, 116, MGI
    see also individual organs
Rib, 21, 30, 32, MGI
    cervical, 19
    false, 30, 32, MGI
    floating, 32, MGI

Sacrum, 23, 24, 25, 39, MGI
Salivary gland, 45, 84, 98, 100, 107, MGI
Scapula, 29, 31, MGI
Sciatic notch, 37
Scrotal sac, 9, 63, MGI
Semilunar notch, 35
Seminal vesicle, 54, 55, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 109, 113, 115, 116, MGI
Sesamoid bone, 34, MGI
    ulnar sesamoid, 36, MGI
Shoulder joint, 29, MGI
Sinus,
    sagittal, 86, 87, MGI
    transverse, 86, 87, MGI
Skeleton, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, MGI
Skull, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, MGI
Spleen, 54, 55, 58, 59, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81, MGI
Squamosal, 11, 12, 13, MGI
Sternebra, 30, 32, MGI
Sternum, 30, 32, MGI
Stomach, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 72, 75, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 125, MGI
    cardiac region, 58, 59, MGI
    pyloric region, 58, 59, MGI
Sub-lingual gland, 45, MGI
Submaxillary gland, 45, MGI
Suprarenal (adrenal) gland, 60, 111, 112, 119, 120, MGI

Tail, 8, 9, MGI
Tarsal, 44, MGI
Teeth, 12, 13, 14, 15, MGI
    see also Incisor, Molar
Testis, 54, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 109, 113, 114, 116, MGI
Thorax, 90, 91, 99, MGI
    viscera of, 51, 52, MGI
Thymus, 46, 51, 52, 89, 99, 107, MGI
Thyroid gland, 46, 47, 99, 100, MGI
Tibia, 39, 41, 43, 101, MGI
Tibiale, 44
Thoracic cage, 32
Tongue, 57, MGI
Trachea, 45, 46, 47, 53, 57, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 100, 107, MGI
Trochanter,
    greater, 40, 42
    lesser, 42
    third, 42
Trochlea, 34
Tympanic bulla, 11, 12, 13

Ulna, 33, 35, 36
Ulnar epiphysis, 36
Ulnare, 36
Ureter, 64, 65, 68, 70, 71, 75, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 116, 118, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, MGI
Urethra, 63, 64, 70, 71, MGI
Urethral orifice, 8, 68, 70, 118
Urogenital system,
    female, 68, 70, 71, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123
    male, 62, 63, 64, 109, 116
Uterus, 56, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 76, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, MGI

Vagina, 70, 71, MGI
Vaginal orifice, 8, 70
Veins,
    anastomotic, 116
    auricular, anterior, 84, 85, MGI
    axillary, 98, 100, 106, 107, MGI
    azygos, 94, 95, 96, MGI
    basal, 88
    basilic, 98, 106, 107, MGI
    caudal, middle, 117, MGI
    cephalic, 100, 106, 107, MGI
    cerebellar,
       inferior, 86, 87, MGI
       superior, 87, MGI
    cerebral, inferior, 87, 88, MGI
    colic, middle, 78, MGI
    cutaneous, 85, MGI
    duodenal, 81, 82, MGI
    epigastric, 120, 123, 124, MGI
       anterior, 84, 85, 86, 100
       transverse, 84, 85, 86
    facial, posterior, 85, MGI
    femoral, 75, 109, 113, 118, 122, 123, 124, MGI
    femoral, medial, 116, 124, MGI
    gastric, 81, 82, MGI
    haemorrhoidal, 123, 124
    hepatic portal, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, MGI
    hypogastric, 113, 115, 116, 117, 122, 123, 124, MGI
    hypogastric trunk, 120
    ileal, 82, 83, MGI
    ileocolic, 83, MGI
    iliac,
       common, 117, 118, 120, 122, 123, 124, MGI
       external, 75, 117, MGI
       internal, 124, MGI
    ilio-lumbar, 122, 124, MGI
    intercostal, 95, 96
    jejunal, 82, 83, MGI
    jugular,
       anterior, 90, 98, 100, MGI
       external, 45, 89, 90, 92, 98, 99, 100, 106, 107, MGI
       internal, 46, 90, 92, 98, 99, 107, MGI
    lineal, 81, 82, MGI
    lieno-pancreatic, 81, 82, MGI
    mammary, internal, 91, 92, 96, 98, MGI
    marginal,
       lateral, 102, 103, 104, 105, MGI
       medial, 102, 103, 104, 105, MGI
    masseteric, 85, MGI
    maxillary, internal, 86
    median, 107, MGI
    mesenteric,
       inferior, 82, 83, MGI
       superior, 76, 82, 83, MGI
    metatarsal, dorsal, 102, 103
    naso-frontal, 86, MGI
    obturator, 124, MGI
    ovarian, 75, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, MGI
    palpebral, inferior, 84, 85, 86, MGI
    pancreatic, 81, 82, MGI
    pancreatico-duodenal, inferior, 82, 83, MGI
    penis, dorsal, 113, 116, MGI
    pulmonary, 91, 92, 93, MGI
    phrenic, inferior, 112, 118, 119, MGI
    popliteal, 101, MGI
    pudendal, external,
       inferior, 116, MGI
       superior, 113, MGI
    rectal, inferior, 124
    renal, 78, 109, 110, 112, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, MGI
    saphenous,
       small, 101, MGI
       great, 101, 102, MGI
    spermatic, 78, 109, 113, 115, 116, MGI
    subclavian, 90, 92, 96, 98, 99, 107, MGI
    subcostal, 95, MGI
    submental, 100, MGI
    supraorbital, 84, 85, 86, MGI
    suprarenal, 111, 112, 118, 119, 120, 121, MGI
    sural, external, 101, MGI
    tarsal, medial, 102, 103, MGI
    temporal, superficial, 84, 85, 86, MGI
    testicular, 114, MGI
    tibial,
       anterior, 101, MGI
       posterior, 101, MGI
    thoracic, lateral, 90, 98, 100, 106, 107, MGI
    ureteric, 110, 118, MGI
    vaginal, 123, 124, MGI
    vena cava,
       inferior, 51, 52, 60, 68, 75, 76, 78, 79, 82, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 99, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, MGI
       superior, 52, 60, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 98, 100, 107, MGI
    vesical, 124, MGI
       inferior, 115, MGI
       superior, 115, 116, 117, 120, 123, 124, MGI

Ventricle, right, 3, 51, 52, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, MGI
Vertebra, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, MGI
    atlas, 16, MGI
    axis, 17, 18, MGI
    caudal, 26, 27, 28, 39, MGI
    cervical, 19, MGI
    lumbar, 22, MGI
    sacral, 23, 24, 25, MGI
    thoracic, 20, 21, 32, MGI
Vertebral column, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, MGI
Vibrissae, 5, MGI
Viscera, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, MGI
    abdominal, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 75, 76, MGI
    neck, 45, 46, 47, MGI
    thoracic, 51, 52, 53, 89, MGI

Walking pads, 6, 7
    blood vessels to, 104

Xiphisternum, 32, 90, MGI
Xiphoid cartilage, 30, 32, MGI
Zygapophysis, 23, 25
Zygomatic, 11, 12, 13, MGI