ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -During puberty, testosterone makes males’ vocal cords grow thicker and longer. The cartilage surrounding the larynx also grows and then tilts slightly forward, forming the Adam’s apple. While the Adam’s apple protects the voice box from injury, it does not serve any other purpose.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some people have larger Adam’s apples than others. This is because some people develop more cartilage around the vocal cords, or they have a larger voice box. People with a larger Adam’s apple tend to have a deeper voice than people with a smaller one. That’s why women often have voices that are less deep than men.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Adam’s apple, in relation with the thyroid cartilage which forms it, helps protect the walls and the frontal part of the larynx, including the vocal cords (which are located directly behind it). Another function of the Adam’s apple is related to the deepening of the voice.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thyroid cartilage protects your voicebox and interacts with other cartilages in the throat that produce speech, but the Adam’s Apple itself does not have an effect on speech and is not necessary for speech. In fact, some people get cosmetic surgery to change the shape of their Adam’s Apple.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Adam’s apple is seen as a lump of cartilage that sticks out from the throat. It is more prominent in males than females and it serves no specific function. Adam’s apple develops during puberty.