Hip Hip In vertebrate anatomy, hip (or "coxa" in medical terminology) refers to either an anatomical region or a joint. The hip region is located lateral and anterior to the gluteal region (i.e., the buttock), inferior to the iliac crest, and overlying the greater trochanter of the femur, or "thigh bone". In adults, three of the bones of the pelvis have fused into the hip bone or acetabulum 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
The Bones "Beenkeragh Ridge" is considered as "intimidating hill-walking conditions", along with the nearby The Big Gun ridge, and is often climbed as part of the "Coomloughra Horseshoe". The Bones is often confused with "The Bone", the north-west spur of the nearby Maolan Bui , MountainViews Online Database reported that to avoid confusion in rescue situations, the Kerry Mountain Rescue ("KMR"), and the Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") advocated for the official name of The Bones to become Na Cnámha on OSI maps. The Bones is the 321st-highest mountain peak in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification. The Bones is regarded by