You Are Talking with a Patient Who Has Slow, Halting

question 217

Multiple Choice

You are talking with a patient who has slow, halting speech but who is perfectly capable of understanding you when you talk.Moreover, the content of his answers is clear.This patient's brain may have sustained damage to _______, which is crucial for _______ of speech.

• A) Wernicke's area; motor aspects
• B) Wernicke's area; sensory aspects
• C) Broca's area; motor aspects
• D) Broca's area; sensory aspects
• E) the angular gyrus; written and spoken integration

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