Multiple choice

Which of the following cartilages forms Adam's apple in adult human male?

  1. Cricoid cartilage

  2. Thyroid cartilage

  3. Corniculate cartilages

  4. Arytenoid cartilages

  5. Cuneiform cartilages

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B Correct answer
Explanation

This forms the Adam's apple. It is usually larger in males than in females. The thyrohyoid membrane is a ligament associated with the thyroid cartilage that connects the thyroid cartilage with the hyoid bone.