because some people say we do and some say we dont. is it just that guys adams apples stick out more?
2006-07-12 17:21:38 · 19 answers · asked by coooool cat. 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
NO
2006-07-12 17:24:35 · answer #1 · answered by Heatmizer 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Source: Wikipedia
"There is a misconception that larynx growth during puberty results in the Adam's Apple being typically more prominent in men than in women or prepubescent girls or boys. While this growth of the larynx is responsible for the voice cracking in teenage boys, it really has nothing to do with the actual prominence of what is clinically viewed as the Adam's Apple itself. The main reason for the Adam's apple usually being more prominent in males is that the two laminae of the thyroid cartilage that form the protrusion meet at an angle of 90° in males but that angle is 120° in females. Still, there are a number of exceptions where the cartilage on a woman's throat is formed at that same 90.
Although a prominent Adam's Apple is commonly considered a secondary sex characteristic, it is not influenced by hormones. In other words, a person that doesn't have a prominent Adam's Apple cannot cause their body to have one. It is simply a genetic draw of the cards. That is why women with noticeable Adam's Apples are by no means extremely rare. Notable examples of well-known women with prominent Adam's Apples include American actresses Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan, Kelly Rowan, though the best representative of high profile females with rather large Adam's Apples would be Italian Actress Francesca Neri."
2006-07-12 17:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by Miss U 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When the larynx grows larger during puberty, it sticks out at the front of the throat. This is what's called an Adam's apple. Everyone's larynx grows during puberty, but a girl's larynx doesn't grow as much as a boy's does. That's why boys have Adam's apples. Most girls don't have Adam's apples, but some do.
2006-07-12 17:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by sunny1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, we do. They just aren't as prominent as a guy's adam's apple. Some women actually have their adam's apple shaved down because it sticks out too far.
2006-07-12 17:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by Pirate_Wench 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All humans have them. It is just that testosterone makes it more pronounced in boys.
If girl's didn't have one they wouldn't be able to speak.
That would be a real shame, cause this boy loves the female voice!
The link will give you the scientific explanation of the difference between boy's and girl's adams apples.
2006-07-12 17:26:25 · answer #5 · answered by manofadvntr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. Women can show an Adam's apple just like men. It is not as uncommon as one might think.
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adamsapplewomen/
2006-07-19 02:11:26 · answer #6 · answered by stewiefg2005 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they dont have adams apple but they are always looking for adams banana !!!!!!!! after all banana's are much better option then any other instrument for pleasure and if they hungry they also eat them.
2006-07-12 17:29:46 · answer #7 · answered by tapan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we all do...its just that the cartilage in a man's throat usually grows at a 90 degree angle, but a woman's is at a 120 degree angle so we don't see it as prominently on a woman as we do a man.
2006-07-12 17:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ridge of tissue that projects from the voice box is larger and more pronounced in men prbably to have a deeper sounding voice
2006-07-12 17:25:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ann Coulter does.
2006-07-12 17:25:20 · answer #10 · answered by CaptWags 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, girls do. It's just more developed in guys which is why they have deeper voices.
2006-07-12 17:25:01 · answer #11 · answered by Quiet Amusement 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋