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an infarct causing anomia for familiar faces is likely to be secondary to occlusion in the territory of the :

a) the Posterior Cerebral Artery
b) the Basilar Artery
c) The superior cerebellar artery
d) The anterior inferior cerebellar artery
e) The posterior inferior cerebellar artery

A

Visual association cortex

The correct word for "inability to recognize faces" is prosopagnosia.

Anosmia means to not be able to smell
Anomia means not being able to name things.