Damage to the ..... disrupts ones ability to comprehend language, but it leaves ones ability to produce words intact. However, the words being spoken most likely will not make sense to anyone hearing them.

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Damage to the ____ disrupts one’s ability to comprehend language, but it leaves one’s ability to produce words intact. However, the words being spoken most likely will not make sense to anyone hearing them.

A	Amygdala
B	Brain stem
C	Wernicke’s Area
D	Broca’s Area

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Aphasia is a disorder that affects how you communicate. It can impact your speech, as well as the way you write and understand both spoken and written language. Aphasia usually happens suddenly after a stroke or a head injury.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aphasia usually occurs suddenly, often following a stroke or head injury, but it may also develop slowly, as the result of a brain tumor or a progressive neurological disease. The disorder impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wernicke’s aphasia causes you to speak in a jumbled “word salad” that others can’t understand. Broca’s aphasia leaves you with limited language. You might only be able to say single words or very short sentences. But others can usually understand what you mean.

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GENERAL HISTOLOGY

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