Anton's grandfather had a stroke.When the family arrives at the hospital,Grandfather is unable to speak.The family gives him some paper and a pencil,but Grandfather is unable to write,either.A speech therapist explains that Grandfather probably knows what he wants to say,but the part of his brain that allows him to produce speech,_____________________,has been damaged by the stroke.She plans to work with Grandfather to help him learn to speak again.
A) Wernicke's area
B) Broca's area
C) the corpus callosum
D) the limbic system

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Broca's area is responsible for the production of speech, and damage to this area can result in difficulty speaking or producing language. This is consistent with Grandfather's symptoms described in the scenario.

Anton's Grandfather Had a Stroke