Adam's apples are found on both women and men- they just show up more prominently in men as a chunk of bony cartilage that's wrapped around the larynx.
Also known as the laryngeal prominence, the Adam's apple site right on top of the thyroid gland, so the area is fittingly called the thyroid cartilage.
So what makes Adam's apples stick out more in men? Because grown men have larger voice boxes, theirs are a lot more prominent. This is also the reason why men have deeper voices.
Sources: {http://www.m.livescience.com/32470-why-do-we-have-an-Adams-apple.html}
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