Kelly is injured in a high-school volleyball game.After jumping for a particularly difficult shot,she lost balance on the way down and hit her head on the hard gymnasium floor.The next day she has significant difficulty understanding and producing speech.The doctors say that,thankfully,this will go away when the brain swelling subsides.Based on your knowledge of the brain,what part of Kelly's brain has been injured?

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The symptoms of difficulty understanding and producing speech suggest that Kelly may have suffered damage to the language areas of the brain, which are primarily located in the left hemisphere for most people. In particular, damage to the Broca's area or Wernicke's area could result in these types of language deficits.

Kelly Is Injured in a High-School Volleyball Game