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About the Adam’s Apple

  • July 13, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The Adam’s apple is that part of the larynx, or voice box, that sticks out in front of a man’s throat. Men and women both have the cartilage that forms it, but when a boy hits puberty, his grows bigger. The larger larynx is why men generally have deeper voices than women.

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