Hi !
A part of David's brain was damaged in a ski accident. Once he was out of his coma, the doctors noticed that even though he could produce words in speech, he couldn't seem to understand the meanings of the words spoken by others. In this scenario, which of the following areas of David's brain was damaged that caused this symptom?
<em>Wernicke's area</em>
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Air moves down the trachea, a long straight tube in the chest. The diaphragm pulls air in and pushes it out. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, a long tube that is shared with the digestive system. Both food and air pass through the pharynx. A flap of connective tissue called the epiglottis closes over the trachea when food is swallowed to prevent choking or inhaling food. In humans, the pharynx is important in vocalization.
The two primary types of toxins associated with food borne illnesses are neurotoxins and enterotoxins. Neurotoxins affect the nervous system and can possibly cause paralysis while enterotoxins affect the gastrointestinal system which can cause diarrhea and vomiting.
