hip in dogs

The hip region is located lateral to the gluteal region (i.e. the buttock), inferior to the iliac crest, and overlying the greater trochanter of the thigh bone. In adults, three of the bones of the pelvis have fused into the hip bone which forms part of the hip region. The hip joint, scientifically referred to as the acetabulofemoral joint (art. coxae), is the joint between the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis and its primary function is to support the weight of the body in both static (e.g. standing) and dynamic (e.g. walking or running) postures. [WP,modified]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the hip is

The hip region is located lateral to the gluteal region (i.e. the buttock), inferior to the iliac crest, and overlying the greater trochanter of the thigh bone. In adults, three of the bones of the pelvis have fused into the hip bone which forms part of the hip region. The hip joint, scientifically referred to as the acetabulofemoral joint (art. coxae), is the joint between the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis and its primary function is to support the weight of the body in both static (e.g. standing) and dynamic (e.g. walking or running) postures. [WP,modified]. The atlas records it as a region at the region scale in the dog.

Where the hip is

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What the hip connects to

The atlas records 11 typed relationships for it, across 4 kinds of connection. part of pelvic complex.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the hip. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as hip region, regio coxae and coxa. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001464, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: pelvic complex.
• A kind of: organism subdivision.
• contains: adductor muscle of hip, hip connective tissue, hip joint, hip muscle, innominate bone and skin of hip.
• overlaps: pelvic girdle region, bone of hip region and musculature of hip.

Questions

Where is the hip?

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What does the hip connect to?

Part of: pelvic complex.

Is the hip the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.