Language & the Brain Quiz

Which areas of the brain are mainly involved in understanding language?

• Occipital lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Right side of the brain

• Left side of the brain

What is the term used to refer to several types of language impairment?

• Dyslexia

• Aphasia

• Dysgraphia

• Apraxia

Who is Broca's aphasia named after?

• Carl Wernicke

• Paul Broca

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

What type of aphasia is also known as non-fluent or expressive aphasia?

Which area of the brain is involved in language production generally (not only speech)?

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

What is another term for Wernicke's aphasia?

• Non-fluent aphasia

• Receptive aphasia

• Expressive aphasia

• Global aphasia

What type of aphasia affects the ability to grasp the meaning of words and sentences?

• Broca's aphasia

• Anomic aphasia

• Wernicke's aphasia

• Conduction aphasia

Which imaging technique shows increased blood flow in the brain during language tasks?

• Magnetic resonance imaging

• Computed tomography scan

• Positron emission tomography

• Electroencephalogram

Which hemisphere of the brain is usually dominant for language?

• Left hemisphere

• Right hemisphere

• Frontal lobe

• Temporal lobe

What does damage to Wernicke's area also affect?

• Hearing

• Vision

• Memory

• Writing