HUMAN ANATOMY
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Chapter 23, Problem 5WWWTS
Summary Introduction
To Determine:
The reason for the false statement that Adam's apple is a protrusion of cricoid cartilage of the larynx.
Introduction:
Cartilage does not have blood vessels, but they have the connective tissues. The protrusion of such cartilage present in the trachea forms Adam's apple. Adam's apple is a feature of the neck, especially in males. It is a bump like structure which increases during puberty and appears as a result of the humoral activity of males.
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