Image Based Question – 74216

What will happen when the area marked in the sagittal section of brain below gets affected?

A. Lower limb paralysis

B. Aphasia

C. Visual agnosia

D. Diplopia

Correct Answer » B Explanation

Ans: B. Aphasia

(Ref Gray’s 40/e p229)

• The arrow in the image is pointing towards the frontal lobe, which contains the Broca’s area. Involvement of this area leads to aphasia .
• Broca’s area, or the Broca area is a region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere, usually the left, of the brain with functions linked to speech production.