What is the Adam's Apple and is it true that it is only for men?

Traditionally, the laryngeal prominence, or "Adam's Apple", is the only representatives of the stronger sex. But doctors know it's misleading and in fact the Adam's Apple is, and women. Just men he pronounced, and the ladies invisible and the thing in the anatomical differences between sexes.

According to the anatomy of the Adam's Apple is a fused two cartilage covering the vocal cords, thyroid gland and larynx. This rigid structure of cartilage protects the most vulnerable place on the front of the neck, but it has another important role.

"Adam's Apple" is involved in the regulation of tone of voice and through this projection of the larynx is easier for us to make sounds low and high frequencies. Is "we" as women have an Adam's Apple is also present and has a similar role, just barely visible.

Up to a certain age, the cartilage remains soft, so the differences between boys and girls in elementary school in this respect there. But with age, everything changes: his Adam's Apple appears at puberty and it happens in all different ways — someone at 13, and someone only 18 years old.

Gradually, the cartilage begins to harden and the differences between boys and girls are becoming more evident. As men have longer vocal cords, their Adam's Apple consists of larger cartilage, United at an acute angle. This ensures that the representatives of the stronger sex more rough voice.

Women, like children of both sexes, the cartilage is connected at an obtuse angle and therefore almost not protruding. In addition, subcutaneous fat ladies have developed stronger, so the cartilage disguised additional fabric. Adam's Apple — is not a vital part of man, and some men resorted to surgical removal. No adverse effects of this are not attracted only in rare cases can cause voice changes.

By the way, the name "Adam's Apple" appeared because of the old misconceptions about what Adam's Apple is the prerogative of men. According to legend, when eve gave Adam the forbidden fruit, his piece is stuck in the throat of the first men, creating the most distinctive ledge.