E3 Chapter 11: Language Flashcards
Exam 3
When HW was shown 60 common items the only one he
could name was a house. He was diagnosed with a severe
Anomia
Many regions located on and around the __________________ form a
language-processing network.
Sylvian fissure
What hemisphere primarily processes language?
Left
What primary role does the right hemisphere play in language?
Processing Prosody
The “melody” of speech, including pitch, intonation,
accentuation of syllables in a word or words in a sentence, and the
duration or timing of speech.
Prosody
a broad term referring to the collective deficits in language
comprehension and production that accompany neurological damage.
Aphasia
Loss of control articulatory muscles (Ex: slurring)
Dysarthria
Difficulty pronouncing words
Apraxia
Struggling to label object
Anomia
What area is Broca’s in?
Frontal Lobe
A loss of speech; not being able to produce words
Broca’s aphasia
With a lack of speech, Broca patients also have a lack of
Speech comprehension relating to SYNTAX
The rules that govern how words are put together
Syntax
Difficulty producing and or understanding sentence structure
Agrammatic aphasia
Produces incomprehensible speech
Wernicke’s aphasia
What area is Wernickes in
Temporal
Is comprehension damaged in Wernicke aphasia
Severely