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.
There is one notable exception: Mali. The modern nation of Mali is named after an ancient African kingdom called the Empire of Mali that controlled parts of Western Africa from the 9th century through the 16th. Mali stretched roughly 1,200 miles across what is now parts of Niger, Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea, and of course, the modern nation of Mali.