What Is the Main Advantage of the Nerve Block Over

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is the main advantage of the nerve block over other types of anesthesia?

• A) It can be administered at a distance from the area of treatment.
• B) It is administered in the vicinity of a nerve trunk.
• C) Provides profound pulpal and soft tissue anesthesia over a larger area.
• D) It has less potential for piercing the artery or vein that accompanies the nerve.

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Definitions:

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution that involves random changes in the frequency of alleles within a population over time.

McDonald-Kreitman Test

A method used in molecular evolution to compare the ratio of non-synonymous to synonymous substitutions in a gene between species, assessing natural selection.

Homologous Gene

Genetic sequences that are shared by different species and have been inherited from a common ancestor.