Some rongeurs, such as the Casper pituitary rongeur (Photo 10), have ser-rated jaws to help remove disc and tissue. Micro-disectomy procedures require the use of a microscope, and three rongeurs are commonly used in these procedures to remove disc tissue: the micro straight pituitary rongeur (Photo 11), the Peapod pituitary rongeur (Photo 12), and the Mi-
The currency of Mali is called the West African CFA Franc.
Mansa Musa wanted people to associate the Mali Empire with gold, and that's simply because they had a lot of it. Whereas other nations of Central and Western Africa had traded gold before, the Mali Empire directly controlled some of the most prolific gold mines in the continent.