Question

Write a short notes on the following. (a) secondary sexual character. (b) Adams Apple

Answer 1

secondary sexual character: hair starts growing on the chest of boys.in both boys and girls hair grows in the armpit and at genital region.they are called secondary sexual character.
Adams apple: the Adams apple is actually a partial growth of larynx. the largest cartilage is thyroid cartilage. the Adams apple is formed due to elongation of thyroid Cartilage. this is caused mainly by some male hormone during adolescence.