lesser trochanter
The lesser trochanter (small trochanter) of the femur is a conical eminence, which varies in size in different subjects [WP,unvetted]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.
What the lesser trochanter is
The lesser trochanter (small trochanter) of the femur is a conical eminence, which varies in size in different subjects [WP,unvetted]. The atlas records it as a bone at the organ scale in the human body.
Where the lesser 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 lesser trochanter connects to
The atlas records 7 typed relationships for it, across 4 kinds of connection. part of proximal epiphysis of femur.
Supply and innervation
This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the lesser 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 lesser trochanter of femur and trochanter minor. Searching any of those names reaches this page.
Source
Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0002504, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
- Part of: proximal epiphysis of femur.
- A kind of: trochanter.
- inserts into: adductor brevis, iliacus muscle, iliopsoas and psoas major muscle.
- connects: intertrochanteric crest.
Questions
Where is the lesser 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 lesser trochanter connect to?
Part of: proximal epiphysis of femur.
Is the lesser 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.