greater trochanter
The greater trochanter (great trochanter) of the femur is a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence and a part of the skeletal system. It is directed a little lateralward and backward, and, in the adult, is about 1 cm lower than the head. Because the pelvic outlet in the female is larger than in the male, there is a greater distance between the greater trochanters in the female. It has two surfaces and four borders. [WP,unvetted]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.
What the greater trochanter is
The greater trochanter (great trochanter) of the femur is a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence and a part of the skeletal system. It is directed a little lateralward and backward, and, in the adult, is about 1 cm lower than the head. Because the pelvic outlet in the female is larger than in the male, there is a greater distance between the greater trochanters in the female. It has two surfaces and four borders. [WP,unvetted]. The atlas records it as a bone at the organ scale in the human body.
Where the greater trochanter is
It sits in the lower limb, within the skeletal system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.
What the greater trochanter connects to
The atlas records 11 typed relationships for it, across 5 kinds of connection. part of proximal epiphysis of femur.
Supply and innervation
This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the greater trochanter. 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 great trochanter, greater trochanter of femur and trochanter major. Searching any of those names reaches this page.
Source
Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0002503, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
- Part of: proximal epiphysis of femur.
- A kind of: trochanter.
- Attaches to: gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, obturator externus and obturator internus.
- inserts into: gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, obturator internus and piriformis muscle.
- connects: intertrochanteric crest.
Questions
Where is the greater trochanter?
It sits in the lower limb, within the skeletal system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.
What does the greater trochanter connect to?
Part of: proximal epiphysis of femur.
Is the greater trochanter the same in other species?
Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.