W8 Brain & Language

Question 1

As part of Broca’s aphasia,

Speech is labored and slow. It lacks of intonation

Answer 1

dysprosody

Question 2

As part of Broca’s aphasia,

Articulation is impaired.Patients simplify the consonant clusters.

Answer 2

phonemic paraphrasias

Question 3

Use few words as possible

Answer 3

Agrammatism (Telegraphic speech)

Question 4

As part of Broca’s aphasia,

writing disturbances is:

Answer 4

paragraphia

Question 5

A lesion in Broca’s area disturbs the production of speech, but

Answer 5

has a much smaller effect on comprehension

Question 6

Impairment in the ability to understand spoken and written langugage

Answer 6

Wernicke’s aphasia

Question 7

Wernicke’s aphasia distinguishes from Broca’s

Answer 7

called ‘fluent aphasia’

comprehension deficit

Question 8

As part of Wernicke’s aphasia,

word choice is disturbed

Answer 8

jargon aphasia

Question 9

What part of brain?

Disruption of reading and writing ability

Answer 9

angular gyrus of parietal lobe

Question 10

What part of brain?
Lexical knowledge (vocabulary)

Answer 10

temporal lobes