The thyroid cartilage is a cartilage structure that sits above the thyroid gland in front of the larynx. Learn more about its structure and function.

Both males and females have an Adam’s apple — everyone has thyroid cartilage. It’s usually larger and more prominent in males, but females can have a visible Adam’s apple, too.

Thyroid cartilage. This cartilage is the largest piece of cartilage in your neck. It makes your Adam’s apple and surrounds the front of the voice box and windpipe, just under your thyroid gland.

Jenkins was re-admitted to the hospital following a UFC 312 loss due to fractured cartilage in his throat.

A midline incision is made from the hyoid bone to just below the cricoid cartilage. This incision is carried down to the thyroid cartilage without dissection of the flaps.

The Adam’s apple, also called a laryngeal prominence, refers to the bump of cartilage surrounding the thyroid and throat in the front of the neck. It is typically more prominent in males.

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in history.

“An autopsy later revealed that Ms. Schubert sustained extensive facial fractures, as well fractures to her sternum, ribs, thyroid bone, and thyroid cartilage.

If you’re female, it’s easier to start with your finger on the cricoid cartilage (a protruding bump about in the middle of your throat), and then move up to the thyroid cartilage and ...

Harris took the first question, and you could see a lot of tension in her throat — hard swallows, tense neck muscles, a lot of motion in the laryngeal thyroid cartilage.

My sneezing, coughing, and wheezing seemed like springtime allergy symptoms—they turned out to be thyroid cancer.