Speech & Language

Question 1

1a. Which brain hemisphere is dominant for language in over 95% of right handers & over 60% of left handers?

Answer 1

left hemisphere

Question 2

2a. What division of the L middle cerebral artery supplies Wernicke’s area?

Answer 2

inferior division

Question 3

3a. What aphasias are characterized by the inability to repeat phrases?

Answer 3

broca’s aphasia & Wernicke’s aphasia

Question 4

4a. What false belief test is classically used to evaluate theory of mind development in children?

Answer 4

sally-anne test

Question 5

4. name ability to explain & predict other people’s behavior by attributing them to independent mental states, such as beliefs & desires

Answer 5

theory of mind

Question 6

3. name the aphasia characterized by halting speech, intact comprehension, and an inability to repeat phrases

Answer 6

broca’s aphasia

Question 7

2. name & id cerebral artery that supplies broca’s & wernicke’s area

Answer 7

left middle cerebral artery

Question 8

1. name & locate broca’s & wernicke’s areas

Answer 8

broca: frontal lobe
wernicke: posterior section of superior temporal gyrus (@ parieto-occipito-temporal jx)