Jill came tumbling down the hill and sustained a serious head injury. as a result, her language skills have been seriously impaired, but her basic bodily functions, such as breathing and eating, are fine. which part of jill 's brain was most likely damaged

There are choices for this question namely:

a. Left hemisphere
b. Right hemisphere
c. Hypothalamus
d. Brain stem

The correct answer is "left hemisphere". In the left hemisphere, specifically in the temporal lobe, the primary auditory cortex is located. In the primary auditory cortex, there are areas responsible for language and understanding, the Broca's area and the Wernicke's area responsively. If the patient cannot repeat phrases, then most probably the arcuate fasciculus is also damaged.