KROK 1 2020 – Question 94 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
After a cerebral hemorrhage the patient has lost the ability to understand speech. Where in the cortex is the site of trauma in this case?
- A. Inferior frontal lobe
- B. Medial temporal lobe
- C. Superior frontal lobe
- D. Superior temporal lobe
- E. Medial frontal lobe
Hint
Decide whether the deficit is in producing speech or in interpreting it, then recall which region of the dominant hemisphere serves that function.
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