Question

Adam’s Apple represents:
(a)Cartilage of pharynx
(b)Thyroid cartilage of trachea
(c)Both (a) and (b)
(d)None of the above.

Answer 1

Adam’s apple is the physiological feature or a secondary sexual character usually seen in boys during adolescent age. It is a visible protuberance feature named on the first men on the earth ‘Adam’.

Complete answer:
Adam’s apple is basically the bony prominence of the thyroid cartilage present in the human. The laryngeal prominence, Adam’s Apple specifically, is the most visible portion of this structure on the exterior and is where the two halves of cartilage meet. In boys, it is typically larger as compared to girls and therefore helps in the differentiation of sexes. Its primary function is to guard the walls and other anterior parts of the larynx and other functions include deepening of voice in males.
It was named after the first man on the earth, ‘Adam’.The theory proposed that Adam and Eve were sitting in the Eden garden and while eating an apple, it gets stuck into the throat of Adam, and thereafter this bony prominence is formed.
So, the correct answer is, ‘thyroid cartilage of trachea’.

Note:
- Chondrolaryngoplasty is the cosmetic surgery for the removal of Adam’s apple.
- The thyroid cartilage is the largest among the nine cartilages in the larynx.
-Visibility of secondary sexual characters is the indication that the person is reaching puberty.
-There are more characters like facial hair growth, deepening of voice, increased muscle mass and strength etc.