It is a common term that cannot be clearly defined in anatomy. One refers to the front of the neck, roughly corresponding to the larynx. The glottis, which produces sound, is located in the center of the larynx. It is also here that foreign objects accidentally inhaled by children can get stuck and cause choking. The front of the larynx is protected by the shield-like thyroid cartilage, which can be felt with the hand. In adult men, the upper midline of this cartilage protrudes greatly and forms the Adam's apple. It is also called Adam's apple, and this comes from the legend that when Adam ate the forbidden fruit (an apple), he was so surprised when God reprimanded him that half the fruit got stuck in his throat, causing it to swell up. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
俗にいうことばで,解剖学でははっきり定義することができない。一つは頸(くび)の前のところを指し,およそ喉頭に相当する場所をいう。声を出す声門はこの喉頭の中央部にある。子どもが過って吸いこんだ異物が詰まって窒息を起こすのも,ここである。喉頭の前面は盾のような甲状軟骨で守られ,手でこれに触れることができる。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。
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