The Goal of Local Anesthesia Is to Block the Innervation

question 16

Multiple Choice

The goal of local anesthesia is to block the innervation from the nerve branches as they try to send their messages back to the brain through the nerves.To do this,the anesthetic solution must reach the nerve branch somewhere between the targeted area to be anesthetized and the nerve trunk.

• A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
• B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
• C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
• D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
• E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

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