Adam's apple

Adam's apple
Adam's apple
	Front view of the Adam's apple (laryngeal prominence)
Details
Precursor	fourth and sixth pharyngeal arches
Identifiers
Latin	prominentia laryngea
TA98	A06.2.02.003
TA2	968
FMA	55304
	Anatomical terminology

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, less frequently in women. The prominence of the Adam's apple increases in some men as a secondary male sex characteristic during puberty.^[1]

^ Fitzpatrick, Thomas H.; Siccardi, Marco A. (2022), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Adam's Apple", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30570975, retrieved 2023-03-19

[1] Fitzpatrick, Thomas H.; Siccardi, Marco A. (2022), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Adam's Apple", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30570975, retrieved 2023-03-19

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