Question

The main functions/of Broca's area is/are

• A. Controlling leg movements
• B. Controlling tongue movements
• C. Controlling hiccupp and swallowing
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Controlling leg movements

Broca's area or the Broca area is a region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere, usually the left, of the brain with functions linked to speech production. Language processing has been linked to Broca's area since Pierre Paul Broca reported impairments in two patients. They had lost the ability to speak after injury to the posterior inferior frontal gyrus of the brain. Since then, the approximate region he identified has become known as Broca's area, and the deficit in language production as Broca's aphasia also called expressive aphasia. Studies of chronic aphasia have implicated an essential role of Broca's area in various speech and language functions.

So, the correct answer is B.