What does a man with a big Adam's apple mean?

Men with large Adam's apple show that male hormones are exuberant, and when they enter adolescence, male Adam's apple will increase to varying degrees.

The cartilaginous process of the larynx is more prominent in men. Prominent Adam's apple is one of the sexual characteristics of men. After puberty, due to the role of androgen, the Adam's apple will generally protrude forward to varying degrees.

Extended data:

1, the growth and development of Adam's apple

The human throat consists of 1 1 cartilage as a scaffold, and the most important and largest one is called thyroid cartilage. When the fetus is 2 months old, thyroid cartilage begins to develop and continues to grow every year until 5-6 years old after birth, but the growth of thyroid cartilage basically stops from 5-6 years old to adolescence. So the thyroid cartilage of boys and girls is the same. After entering adolescence, due to the increase of androgen secretion, this makes men have Adam's apple. Both men and women have Adam's apple.

2. Anatomical structure

Adam's apple

The Adam's apple is the largest thyroid cartilage, which constitutes the anterior and lateral walls of the larynx and consists of two quadrilateral cartilage plates. The front edges of the two plates are connected at a right angle (obtuse angle for women) to form a front angle, and the upper end of the front angle protrudes forward, which is called Adam's apple, which can be felt on the body surface, especially in adult men.

The depression between the two plates on the upper edge of the anterior horn is called the notch on the thyroid cartilage, and the posterior edge of the plate is free, forming an up-and-down protrusion, which is called the upper horn and the lower horn. The upper horn is long and connected with the greater horn of hyoid bone through ligament; The lower horn is short and thick, and there is a small plane inside the tip, which forms a joint with cricoid cartilage.

Throat:

The larynx is the channel of breathing and the organ of pronunciation. Located in front of the neck, equivalent to the fourth cervical vertebra to the sixth cervical vertebra. The upper part is connected with pharynx, and the lower part is connected with trachea. The upper larynx is connected to the hyoid bone through ligaments and muscles, and the lower larynx is connected to the sternum through muscles.