What type of anesthesia causes the spinal ganglia to be desensitized and diffused into the cerebrospinal fluid?
a. Epidural
b. Local
c. Regional
d. Spinal
ANS: D
Spinal anesthesia, also called an intrathecal block, causes desensitization of spinal ganglia and motor roots. The agent is injected into the CSF in the subarachnoid space of the meninges using a lumbar interspace in the vertebral column.
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