Which area produces and articulates speech?

• A. Broca's Area
• B. Wernicke's Area
• C. Angular Gyrus
• D. Hippocampus

Answer: (A)

Speech production and articulation are controlled by Broca's area, located in the left frontal lobe. This region plans the motor movements required for speaking and holds the grammar and sequencing that give speech its structure, coordinating the muscles involved in articulation. When this area is affected, speech can become slow and halting with simplified grammar, even though understanding language remains relatively intact, which illustrates its role in production rather than comprehension. By contrast, Wernicke's area handles language understanding, the angular gyrus helps link visual language (reading and writing) with spoken language, and the hippocampus is involved in memory, not producing speech.