A Macroanatomical Study on the Muscles of the Shoulder and Elbow Joint in the Anatolian Bobcat (Lynx Lynx)

This study was performed on their tendons and the muscles of the shoulder and the elbow joint in the two Anatolian bobcats. To achieve the objective, dissection and radiography techniques were applied to two dead materials. In this study, it is observed that the muscles connecting the forelimb to the trunk are composed of the rhomboid and the trapezius muscles called the dorsal group, and consist of the omotransverse, the brachiocephalic, the ventral serrate, superficial and deep pectoral muscles, and the broadest muscle of the back called the ventral group. Although the biceps and triceps of the forearm act on both the shoulder and elbow joints, it has been seen that the deltoid, infraspinous, supraspinous, subscapular and coracobrachial muscles take action on the shoulder joint and the brachial, anconeal muscles move the elbow joint in the Anatolian bobcat. In additional , it has been found that the rhomboid muscle has a cephalic head, the deep pectoral muscle are composed of the cranial, caudal and abdominal portions, the venter of the biceps muscle of the forearm are made by two distinct bellies, the triceps muscle of the forearm belongs distinct five heads in this research. The shoulder and elbow joints suggest that they may play an important role in the adaptation of the Anatolian bobcat not only in the movement but also in the hunting.