ADAM’S APPLE

Adam’s apple, a projection of the thyroid cartilage at the front of the throat, enclosing and protecting the two vocal cords. The adam’s apple actually consists of the left and right thrroid cartilages, meeting at a right angle and making the easily noticed projection that sometimes appears to ride up and down at the knot of a man’s necktie. It is more prominent in men than in women, because the angle in a man’s Adam’s apple is sharper and there is usually less fat in the neck. The picturesque name derives from the biblical firt man and the forbidden fruit he ate.