Suppose that a friend of yours has been in an automobile accident. Several days after her accident you notice that she has difficulty identifying parts of her body by their correct names. You surmise that during the accident she sustained damage to her __________ lobe.
A) right temporal
B) left parietal
C) right parietal
D) left temporal
E) frontal

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Difficulty in identifying body parts by their correct names, a condition known as apraxia, is often associated with damage to the left parietal lobe. This area of the brain is involved in processing sensory information and spatial awareness, which includes the ability to recognize and name parts of the body.

Suppose That a Friend of Yours Has Been in an Automobile