Adam's apple

Japanese: アダムのリンゴ - あだむのりんご
Adam's apple

…On the front of the neck, slightly above the center, there is a protrusion called the laryngeal prominence, which is a protrusion of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx. This is called the Adam's apple, or Adam's apple, because the legend goes that when Adam took the apple and was found by God, he threw it into his mouth, but it got stuck in his throat and caused it to swell up. The laryngeal prominence does not protrude as much in children and women. …

From [Larynx]


[Laryngeal cartilage]
The shield-like cartilage that forms the outermost part and protects the whole body is called the thyroid cartilage, which consists of a wing-like left and right plate, which join at the front to form a protrusion. This laryngeal prominence is commonly called the Adam's apple or Adam's apple. Below this, the next largest is the cricoid cartilage, which is shaped like a ring with a seal engraved on it.

From the throat

…The upper midline of this cartilage protrudes greatly in adult men to form the Adam's apple. It is also called Adam's apple, based on the legend that Adam was so surprised when God rebuked him for eating the forbidden fruit that half of the fruit got stuck in his throat, causing it to swell up. The other place that the word "throat" refers to is the end of the oral cavity when the mouth is open, which corresponds to the pharynx in anatomy. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Adam's apple" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…頸の前面には中央より少し上方に喉頭隆起という突出があり,喉頭の甲状軟骨によるとび出しである。これが〈のどぼとけ〉で,また〈アダムのリンゴ〉ともいうが,それはリンゴを取ったアダムが神に見つけられ,口にほうりこんだところ,のどにひっかかってふくれ出したのだとの伝説による。喉頭隆起は,子どもや女ではあまりとび出していない。…

【喉頭】より


[喉頭の軟骨]
 最外郭をかたどり,全体を保護している楯状の軟骨を甲状軟骨といい,翼状の左板と右板とからなり,両者は前方で接合して突起をつくる。この喉頭隆起が俗に〈のどぼとけ〉といわれ,また〈アダムのリンゴAdam’s apple〉と呼ばれるものである。この下方にあり,それに次いで大きいのが輪状軟骨であり,印章を刻した指輪に似た形をしている。…

【のど(喉)】より

…この軟骨の上端正中部は成人男子では大きく突出して〈のどぼとけ〉をなしている。〈アダムのリンゴ〉ともいうが,これは禁断の木の実(リンゴ)を口にしたアダムが神からとがめられて驚いたため,果実の半分がのどにひっかかって膨れ上がったのだという説話に基づく。〈のど〉という言葉が指すもう一つの場所は,口を開いた場合に,口腔のつきあたりの場所をいい,解剖学では咽頭にあたる。…

※「アダムのリンゴ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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