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Male and female head and neck ESSENTIAL OBSERVATIONS

Men's necks are generally shorter and thicker than women's because the angles and levels
of certain bones are different between the sexes (indicated here by dotted lines) and men
are n o r m a l l y m o r e muscular. T h e male t h y r o i d cartilage ( A d a m ' s apple) is larger a n d m o r e visible

than t h e f e m a l e . L a r g e r f e m a l e t h y r o i d glands also s o f t e n t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e t h r o a t .

Male skeleton Male skull Female skull

Trapezius muscle

The largest m u s c l e o f t h e s h o u l d e r s a n d n e c k is called the trapezius. A r r a n g e d
on e i t h e r side o f t h e spine, it shapes t h e u p p e r back and neck above the s h o u l d e r

blades. C o n t r a c t i n g in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h d e e p e r and surrounding muscles, it raises

and l o w e r s t h e shoulders a n d d r a w s t h e h e a d backtoeitherside.

The whole muscle Upper half with sternomastoids Above with head straight

Above with head forward Side with sternomastoid Front with sternomastoid