Wernicke's Area Is Associated with _____, Whereas Broca's Area Is

question 151

Multiple Choice

Wernicke's area is associated with _____, whereas Broca's area is associated with _____.

• A)language production; language comprehension
• B)left-handedness; right-handedness
• C)hemispheric specialization; lateralization
• D)language comprehension; language production
• E)speech aphasia; visual aphasia

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Definitions:

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

The main sensory receptive area for the sense of touch located in the parietal lobe of the human brain.

Homunculi

Distorted representations of the human body based on the neurological map of areas and proportions of the brain dedicated to processing motor or sensory functions.

Somatosensory Cortex

The area in the brain tasked with analyzing sensory data from the body, such as sensations of touch, heat, and discomfort.

Somatosensory Homunculus

A visual representation of the body within the brain, illustrating the proportion of sensory nerves dedicated to different parts of the body.