Ana3D

hip joint

Articulatio coxae

Joints and ligaments

3D model: hip joint
hip joint
3D models: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0 (https://github.com/Z-Anatomy/Models-of-human-anatomy), by Gauthier Kervyn and contributors; derived from BodyParts3D - The Database Center for Life Science - CC-BY-SA 2.1 Japan; Z-Anatomy states that models "Brainder" (A. Winkler, CC BY-SA 3.0) and "Cranial Nerves and Foramina" (University of Dundee, CAHID, CC BY 4.0) were used as reference/included and adapted. Converted to compressed glTF (curves as tubes, simplified, inner ear and kidney models left out) by the 3D Anatomy project; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

In 1 atlas

Key points

  • The hip joint is a synovial ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the hip bone.
  • The acetabular labrum deepens the socket, while the capsule and surrounding ligaments help stabilise the joint.
  • The hip allows movement in several directions while transferring body weight between the pelvis and lower limb.
  • Its blood supply comes mainly from branches of the circumflex femoral arteries, and several nerves supply its capsule.

Read the guide: Hip joint: anatomy, location and function

Definition

A synovial joint that connects the femur to the acetbulum of the innominate bone.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Relations

Innervation
obturator nerve, accessory obturator nerve

Sub-structures

Neighbouring structures

Practice questions

Identifiers

TA2
1873
TA98
A03.6.07.001
FMA
35178
UBERON
0001486
Wikidata
Q2284469