The Adam's apple is the protrusion in the neck formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, typically visible in men and less so in women. The prominence of the Adam's apple in
An example of male laryngeal prominence (front view)
An example of male laryngeal prominence (side view)
The larynx, commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in respiration, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of the larynx int
Adam's apple
…The Adam's apple is the protrusion in the neck formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, typically visible in men and less so in women. The prominence of the Adam's apple increases in most men as a secondary sex characteristic during…
Vocal cords abducted and adducted
Cut through the larynx of a horse (frontal section, posterior view) 1 hyoid bone; 2 epiglottis; 3 vestibular fold; 4 vocal fold; 5 ventricularis muscle; 6 ventricle of larynx; 7 vocalis muscle; 8 thyroid cartilage; 9 cricoid cartilage; 10 infraglottic cavity; 11 first tracheal cartilage; 12 trachea
Larynx. Deep dissection. Anterior view.