Speech Centers of the Brain

Draw where the Wernicke's Area is located on the brain

Draw where the Broca's Area is located on the brain

The function of the Wernicke's Area is to...

• control the muscles in the face that are used for talking.

• piece together sounds and sights; helps to understand speech.

• sustain loud forms of speech, like yelling or singing.

• change facial expressions to enhance communication.

The function of the Broca's Area is to...

• comprehend language that is being spoken by someone else.

• help the brain translate other languages to primary language.

• control the areas of the face used for speaking; language production

• piece together sounds and sights; helps to understand speech.

Match the following...

• Wernicke's area location

• Slow, simple speech

• Impairment to the Broca area

• Trouble understanding speech

• Impairment to the Wernicke area

• Temporal lobe

• Arcuate fasciculus

• Frontal lobe

• Broca's area location

• Connects the Broca and Wernicke areas; involved in producing and understanding language

The arcuate fasciculus is made of...

• Multiple nerve fiber strands

• Smooth muscle cells, like the cells that make up blood vessels

• Groups of skin cells

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