Adam's apple seen in boys is because of:
Prominance of Thyroid cailage (because of sharp angle) in males is called Adam's apple. Thyroid cailage with right and left lamina both meet at midline and form an angle of 90deg in males, 120deg in females. At rest it lies at level of C3
Hyoid bone
Tracheal rings
Thyroid cailage
Cricoid cailage
FMGE 2018