Speech and Language Flashcards

1
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what is lateralized to the left side of the brain?

A

language reception and expression

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2
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what are the 2 main areas in the left hemisphere that are used for language?

A

brocas area
wernickes area

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3
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what do analogous regions in the right hemisphere to brocas and wernickes area add?

A

emotional colouring to language

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4
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what is emotional colouring to language called?

A

prosody

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5
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what lobe is brooks area in?

A

frontal lobe

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6
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what does Broca area do?

A

activates particular sequences of sounds to produce words and sentences (language production)

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what does wernickes area do?

A

identifies and comprehends particular sequences of sounds as meaningful words (language comprehension)

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8
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what does the accurate fasciculus do?

A

connects broca with wernicke

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9
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are connections between brooks area and wernickes area ipsilateral or contralateral?

A

both!

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10
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what is aphasia?

A

a lack of language abilities but not due to purely motor problems or purely sensory problems

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11
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what are the different types of aphasia?

A

brocas (Expressive) aphasia
wernickes (receptive) aphasia

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12
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is comprehension intact in brocas or wernickes aphasia?

A

brocas

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13
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what do people with brooks aphasia have difficulties with?

A

saying words
decreased fluency
unable to repeat sentences
comprehension of the speech of others is good

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14
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do people with brooks aphasia use nouns or adjectives more?

A

nouns

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15
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what do people with wernickes aphasia have difficulty with?

A

comprehending speech

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16
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can people with wernickes aphasia understand their own speech?

A

no “word salad”

17
Q

what does cleft sides stroke cause for deaf individuals?

A

sign aphasia

18
Q

what does right sided stroke caused for deaf individuals?

A

decreased emotion

19
Q

what is dysarthria?

A

incoordination of the mouth and tongue muscles (purely motor)

20
Q

what do people with dysarthria have difficulties with?

A

breathing
emotional output during speech

21
Q

what is anomia?

A

can’t name objects

22
Q

what is paraphasia?

A

spontaneous incorrect words or sounds

23
Q

what is aprosodia?

A

lack of rhythm/emotional content of speech

24
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what is Alexia?

A

reading deficits

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what is agraphia?
writing deficits (almost always accompany aphasia)
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what is apraxia?
inability to perform movements even though there is no paralysis
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what side of the brain is praxis lateralized to?
left side with language
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what are some other functions we see on the left parietal lobe?
abstract reasoning: telling time, math, reading astereognosia: inability to identify an object from touch "stereo"=3D