Two areas of the brain are dedicated specifically to language. Indicate what aspects of language are regulated in each and how damage to each of these regions affects speech
What will be an ideal response?
One area is dedicated to the production of language, coordinating the movements of the vocal structures that allow speech. Damage to this area causes a person to have difficulty forming words, but what they can say makes sense. A different area is dedicated to comprehension, that is, producing speech that makes sense. A person with damage in this area can produce a flow of grammatically connected words, but the content does not make sense.
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A. polar bonds with the nonpolar end of the phospholipid molecule. B. polar bonds with the polar end of the phospholipid molecule. C. hydrogen bonds with the nonpolar end of the phospholipid molecule. D. hydrogen bonds with the polar end of the phospholipid molecule. E. covalent bonds with the nonpolar end of the phospholipid molecule.
The group of biological molecules that are most diverse in function is
A) nucleic acids. B) lipids. C) proteins. D) carbohydrates.
One result of natural selection is that populations become better suited to their particular environment by a process called ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following are the primary cellular sites for the recapture of energy from carbohydrates?
a. ribosomes b. lysosomes c. mitochondria d. endoplasmic reticula e. Golgi bodies