A 69-year-old truck driver presents with a sudden loss of the ability to understand spoken language. This indicates a lesion in the
A)temporal lobe.
B)Broca area.
C)frontal cortex.
D)precentral gyrus.
E)occipital lobe.

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The temporal lobe, specifically in the Wernicke speech area, is responsible for the comprehension of spoken and written language.

A 69-Year-Old Truck Driver Presents with a Sudden Loss of the Ability