So wo nso wowɔ saa akuru yi wɔ wo kɔn mu? Momma yɛnka Adam Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ no ho asɛm!

So woahwɛ wo nua panyin, sukuu kyerɛkyerɛfo, anaa odiyifo bi wɔ TV so pɛn na woasusuw sɛ, "Oh, dɛn ne saa akuru a ɛwɔ wɔn kɔn atifi no?" Ebia woahyɛ no nsow sɛ ɛkɔ soro ne fam, titiriw bere a wɔnom nsu no. Sɛ nnamfo afoforo a wɔne wo bɔ tipɛn nni bi a, ebia wubesusuw sɛ, "Dɛn ne eyi?" Mma ɛnhaw wo, ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata koraa. Ɛnnɛ, yɛrebɛka nea wɔfrɛ no "Adam's Apple" no ho asɛm.

Dɛn ne saa akuru yi a ɛpuepue fi me menewa atifi?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, saa akuru a wuhu sɛ ɛpuepue fi wo menewa anim no ne nea yɛfrɛ no `(Adam Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ)`. Nnipa binom hu sɛ ɛsõ kakra, ebinom hu sɛ ɛyɛ ketewaa kakra. Ɛtɔ da bi a mmeawa tumi nya bi kakra, nanso mpɛn pii no ɛda adi pefee wɔ mmarimaa ne mmarima a wɔn mfe akɔ anim mu. Enti dɛn nti na eyi ba? Momma yɛnhwehwɛ ho nsɛm.

Yɛn nne adaka, anaa ahurututu a ɛma ɛnne no ba

Sɛ yɛbɛte saa `(Adam Apple)` yi ase a, ɛsɛ sɛ yedi kan hu yɛn menewa fã bi a ɛho hia yiye ho asɛm. Ɛno ne ɛnne nhama, anaasɛ wɔ Borɔfo kasa mu no, `(Larynx)`. Nnipa binom nso frɛ no ``nne adaka``. Sɛnea edin no kyerɛ no, eyi ne akwaa titiriw a ɛboa yɛn ma yɛkasa, yɛto dwom, yɛserew, yɛsereserew, na yɛteɛteɛm, na ɛno na ɛma yɛn nne ba.

Wo nso wobɛtumi ahunu wo `(Larynx)`. Yɛ eyi: Fa wo nsa kura wo kɔn anim na yɛ "mmmm" nnyigyei. Afei wo nsateaa bɛte wosow bi nka. Ɛhɔ na wo `(Larynx)` no wɔ. Eyi yɛ ɔfã ketewa bi a ɛte sɛ adaka a wɔde biribi a wɔfrɛ no `cartilage` ayɛ. Eyi mu ne baabi a yɛn `(Larynx)` wɔ. Sɛ yɛhome na yɛkasa a, ɛnne nhama yi wosow mmiako mmiako ma ɛyɛ nnyigyei.

Susuw ho hwɛ, saa ɛnne nhama yi te sɛ sanku nhama. Yɛbɔ nnyigyei denam nhama no a yɛma ɛwosow mmiako mmiako no so. Saa na yɛn ``Larynx'' no yɛ adwuma.

Mmabunbere ne nsakrae ahorow yi

Afei wowɔ asɛmmisa bi, "Enti ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na saa `(Larynx)` yi abɛyɛ saa `(Adam Apple)` no?" Nea enti a ɛte saa ne puberty, anaa nea yɛfrɛ no `(Puberty)` wɔ Borɔfo kasa mu.

Sɛ mmofra nyin na wodu mmerantebere ne mmabaabere mu, kyerɛ sɛ, wɔ `(Mmabunbere)` mu a, nsakrae akɛse pii ba wɔn nipadua ne wɔn adwene mpo mu. Wɔyɛ tenten, wɔn nipadua nyin, na wɔ mmeae bi no, wonya nhwi. Saa ara na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ yɛn nipadua no fã biara nyin na ɛsakra ne nsusuwii wɔ saa bere yi mu. Saa afã horow a enyin no mu biako ne yɛn `(Larynx)`, kyerɛ sɛ, ɛnne adaka no.

Wɔ mmerantebere ne mmabaabere mu no, anom, titiriw wɔ mmarimaa mu, nyin kɛse kɛse. Bere a ɛrenyin no, epue kɔ n’anim kakra kɔ menewa no mu. Saa ahurututu no fã a ɛpuepue no ne nea yɛfrɛ no Adam Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ.

Dɛn nti na mmarimaa nkutoo na wohu sɛ eyi yɛ ade kɛse?

Obiara `(Larynx)` nyin wɔ `(Puberty)` mu. Nanso, mmarimaa `(Larynx)` nyin kɛse sen mmeawa `(Larynx)`. Ade titiriw nti a eyi ba ne hormone a wɔfrɛ no `(Testosterone)` a ɛba mmarimaa nipadua mu wɔ saa bere yi mu. Ɛyɛ saa hormone yi nti na `(Larynx)` no yɛ kɛse na ɛnne no yɛ dede.

Enti, esiane sɛ mmarimaa `(Larynx)` sõ kɛse nti, ɛpuepue kɛse. Ɛno nti na mmarimaa wɔ `(Adam's Apple)`.

Na mmeawa nso ɛ?

Mpɛn pii no, mmeawa nni Adam’s Apple a emu da hɔ efisɛ wɔn larynx nyɛ kɛse te sɛ mmarimaa. Nanso, mmeawa binom tumi nya Adam Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ ketewaa bi a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wontumi nhu. Mfomso biara nni eyi ho. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛyɛ daa nso. Ɛho nhia sɛ wobɛyɛ ade kɛse bi afi mu.

Dɛn nti na wɔfrɛ eyi ‘Adam Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ’?

Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ woresusuw sɛnea eyi nyaa ne din, ``Adam's Apple''? Eyi yɛ din a ɛne nyamesom mu asɛm bi wɔ abusuabɔ ankasa. Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ woate Adam ne Hawa ho asɛm. Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ woate asɛm a ɛfa Adam a odii ``aduaba a wɔabara'' a Onyankopɔn aka akyerɛ no sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ odi wɔ ``Eden Turo'' mu no ho.

Enti, ebinom gye di sɛ bere a Adam dii aduaba a wɔabara no – ebinom ka sɛ na ɛyɛ apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ – ne fã bi kɔkaa ne menewam. Ɛyɛ gyidi dedaw sɛ wɔfrɛ saa akuru yi a ɛwɔ menewam no ``Adam Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ'' de kae saa asɛm no. Ebetumi aba nso sɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a saa akuru yi te sɛ apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ ketewaa bi a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa wɔ menewa no were ase, na ɛno nti na enyaa ne din no. Nanso, ɛno ne din no ho asɛm.

Ɛnne sesa – ɛnne a emu dɔ ne ɛnne a ɛpaapae

Ade foforo a efi ``anom'' a ɛtrɛw mu ba ne nne mu nsakrae, titiriw wɔ mmarimaa mu.

Bere a `(Larynx)` no nyin no, ɛnne nhama a ɛwɔ mu no nso nyin tenten na ɛyɛ den. Susuw sɛnea nnyigyei no mu dɔ bere a wode ``thicker strings`` di dwuma wɔ guitar so no ho. Ɛte saa ara. Bere a ɛnne nhama no nyin no, ɛnne no nso mu dɔ, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛnne no mu yɛ duru anaasɛ ɛyɛ dede. Eyi ne ade titiriw nti a mmarimaa nne sesa wɔ ``(Puberty)`` mu.

Nokwarem no, esiane sɛ mmeawa anom nyin yɛ kɛse kakra nti, wɔn nne nso mu dɔ kakra. Nanso esiane sɛ mmarimaa anom nyin kɛse nti, nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ wɔn nne mu no da adi kɛse.

Enti dɛn na nne a ɛbubu yi kyerɛ?

Ebia woate sɛ sɛ abarimaa kumaa bi kasa a, ne nne yɛ den mpofirim, te sɛ akokoaa nne. Nnipa binom frɛ eyi "nne a ɛpaapae." Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ anom no yɛ kɛse mpofirim.

Fa no sɛ, sɛ woasua sɛ wobɛtra sakre ketewa bi so na mpofirim ara wokɔ sakre kɛse so a, ɛyɛ fɛre kakra mfiase no, ɛyɛ den sɛ wubedi so yiye. Saa na ɛte. `(Larynx)` no yɛ kɛse mpofirim, na egye bere kakra na `ayɛ nsakrae` wɔ kɛse foforo no mu. Wɔ saa nsakrae no mu no, saa nnyigyei a ɛyɛ nwonwa no, ɛnne a ɛkorɔn (`nne a ɛyɛ hwirema`) pue wɔ nne no mu. Eyi nso yɛ ade a ɛfata yiye, ɛnne no gyina bere tiaa bi akyi.

Enti, `(Adam Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ)` kyerɛ nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ mmarimaa `(Larynx)` no yɛ kɛse na ɛpuepue kɔ anim fi menewam wɔ mmerantebere ne mmabaabere mu. Eyi yɛ adebɔ mu ade ankasa.

Nneɛma a ɛho hia paa a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, enti yɛaka `(Adam's Apple)` ho asɛm pii nnɛ, ɛnte saa? Misusuw sɛ wowɔ eyi ho ntease pa mprempren. Nea etwa to no, momma yɛnkae yɛn ho nsɛm a ɛho hia yi bio:

• ``Adam's Apple'' kyerɛ ahurututu no fã a ɛpuepue a ɛba wɔ mmerantebere ne mmabaabere mu.
• Eyi taa ba mmarimaa mu , efisɛ wɔn ``anom'' nyin kɛse sen mmeawa mu.
• Ebia mmeawa binom nso wɔ ``Adam's Apple'' ketewaa bi , na biribiara nni hɔ a ɛnyɛ ne kwan so.
• Bere a ``Adam's Apple'' no renya nkɔso no, mmarimaa no nne mu dɔ.
• Bere a wo nne sakra ma ɛne wo hwene foforo no kɛse hyia no, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayɛ te sɛ nea ɛrepaapae. Eyi yɛ ade a ɛfata na ebefi hɔ wɔ nna kakraa bi akyi.
• Eyi nyɛ yare anaa biribiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wosuro. Ɛyɛ abɔde mu adeyɛ bi a obiara nipadua fa mu bere a ɔrenyin no fã bi kɛkɛ.

Enti, bere foforo a wubehu obi ``Adam's Apple'' no, afei wunim nea ɛyɛ ne nea enti a ɛkɔ so. Ɛyɛ anigye sɛ wubehu nneɛma a ɛte sɛɛ ho asɛm, ɛnte saa? Sɛ wowɔ nsɛmmisa foforo bi a, hwɛ hu sɛ wubebisa oduruyɛfo, ɔwofo, anaa ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo.

` Adam Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ, Menewa, Ɛnne Nhama, Anom, Mmabunbere, Nne Nsakrae, Mmarimaa