The Wernicke Area Is Responsible for

question 35

Multiple Choice

The Wernicke area is responsible for

• A)recognizing the emotional content of words.
• B)relating odor to past experience.
• C)correlating auditory information.
• D)storing and processing memory.
• E)recognizing written and spoken language.

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Definitions:

Postcava

Another term for the inferior vena cava, the large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart.

Precava

Often referred to as the superior vena cava, it is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the heart.

Internal Jugular Vein

A major vein that carries blood from the head, brain, face, and neck back towards the heart.

Axillary Vein

A large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspects of the thorax, armpit, and upper limb toward the heart.