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Thyroid Cartilage Shield Shaped Structure Formed Plates Join V

Front What is the thyroid cartilage?
Back This is a shield-shaped structure formed by two plates that join in a "V" shape anteriorly to form the larnygeal prominence known as the Adam's apple.

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