Fig. 2
Gross anatomical dissections of the Bengal tiger right tarsal joint: a lateral aspect, (b) medial aspect, (c) dorsal aspect and (d) plantar aspect. Tib = tibia, Fib = fibula, Cal = calcaneus, Tal = talus, Tc = central tarsal bone, T1 = 1st tarsal bone, T2 = 2nd tarsal bone, T3 = 3rd tarsal bone, T4 = 4th tarsal bone, MI = 1st metatarsal bone, MII = 2nd metatarsal bone, MIII = 3rd metatarsal bone, MIV = 4th metatarsal bone, MV = 5th metatarsal bone. 1 = long lateral collateral ligament, 2 = short lateral collateral ligament (talofibular part), 3 = short lateral collateral ligament (calcaneofibular part), 4 = long medial collateral ligament, 5 = short medial collateral ligament (tibiotalar part), 6 = short medial collateral ligament (tibiocentral part), 7 = dorsal extensor retinaculum, 8 = talocalcaneal interosseous ligament, 9 = talocalcaneocentral ligament, 10 = dorsal intertarsal ligament, 11 = dorsal tarsometatarsal ligament, 12 = long plantar ligament, 13 = plantar intertarsal ligament, and 14 = plantar tarsometatarsal ligament