Language Flashcards
The receptive language center of the brain is located where? a. Wernicke’s area b. Broca’s area c. angular gyrus d. supramarginal gyrus
Answer: a. Wernicke’s area
The expressive language center of the brain is located where? a. Wernicke’s area b. Broca’s area c. angular gyrus d. supramarginal gyrus
Answer: Broca’s area
What term is used to refer to poor ability to initiate nonverbal as well as verbal movements of the speech musculature? a. anomia b. dysarthria c. oromotor apraxia d. circumlocution
Answer: a. anomia
The term that is used to refer to a convoluted way of saying something is called? a. anomia b. dysarthria c. oromotor apraxia d. circumlocution
Answer: d. circumlocution
The term that is used to refer to the inability to name something is called? a. anomia b. dysarthria c. oromotor apraxia d. circumlocution
Answer: a. anomia
What type of aphasia is characterized by slow, laborious, and nonfluent speech? a. Wernicke’s aphasia b. Broca’s aphasia c. Conduction aphasia d. Transcortical aphasia
Answer: b. Broca’s aphasia
8) What term is used to describe difficulty with pronunciation due to weakness or poor coordination of the muscles of lips, tongue, jaw, etc.? a. dysarthia b. dysnomia c. aphasia d. circumlocution
Answer: dysarthria
At what age does a child have a speaking vocabulary of about 300 words? a. 6-9 months b. 10-20 months c. 2-3 years d. 4 years of age
Answer: c. 2-3 years
What type of aphasia is characterized by intact comprehension and spontaneous speech but difficulty with repeating words? a. Wernicke’s aphasia b. Broca’s aphasia c. Conduction aphasia d. Transcortical aphasia
Answer: c. Conduction aphasia
Speech sounds are discriminated in what part of the brain? a. Supramarginal gyrus b. Fusiform gyrus c. Angular gyrus d. Herchel’s gyrus
Answer: d. Herchel’s gyrus
