Damage to leads to expressive aphasia, while damage to leads to receptive aphasia.
A)Broca's area; Wernicke's area
B)Wernicke's area; Broca's area
C)the left frontal lobe; the right frontal lobe
D)the right frontal lobe; the left frontal lobe

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Broca's area, located in the left frontal lobe, is responsible for producing speech and damage to this area leads to expressive aphasia. On the other hand, Wernicke's area, located in the left temporal lobe, is responsible for understanding language and damage to this area leads to receptive aphasia.

Damage to Leads to Expressive Aphasia, While Damage to Leads