Which Greek term is the origin of the word anesthesia and what does it mean?

• Anaisthesis, meaning not sensation

• Anastasis, meaning awakening

• Aneurosis, meaning without nerves

• Analgesia, meaning pain relief

According to the Oxford dictionary definition provided, anesthesia is best described as:

• Complete unconsciousness caused by trauma

• Insensitivity to pain, especially when induced by gases or injected drugs before surgery

• Temporary paralysis of muscles after surgery

• Loss of memory due to sedative medications

In which reference was the term anesthesia listed in 1721?

• Oxford Latin Lexicon

• Webster's American Dictionary

• Bailey’s English Dictionary

• Cambridge Medical Thesaurus

Which discovery led to using the term anesthesia for a new phenomenon?

• Chloroform's antiemetic properties

• Ether's effect

• Nitrous oxide use in dentistry

• Local nerve block technique

World Anaesthesia Day commemorates a surgery on 16 October 1846 in which John Collins Warren removed a tumor from the neck of which patient at MGH Boston?

• William T. G. Morton

• Edward Gilbert Abbott

• Joseph Lister

• Horace Wells

Which major categories are shown under anesthesia in the classification diagram?

• Local anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, General anesthesia

• Topical, Infiltration, Epidural

• Inhalant, Injectable, Adjuncts

• Balanced, TIVA, Spinal

In the diagram, which options fall specifically under local anesthesia?

• Topical and Infiltration

• Epidural and Spinal

• Peripheral nerve block and Intravenous regional

• Balanced anesthesia and TIVA

A patient needs limb anesthesia without loss of consciousness. Based on the classification, which regional technique is MOST appropriate?

• Peripheral nerve block

• Total inhalation anesthesia

• Balanced anesthesia

• Topical anesthesia

Within general anesthesia in the diagram, which grouping correctly pairs an approach with its corresponding components?

• Balanced anesthesia — Inhalant anesthesia, Injectable anesthesia, Anesthetic adjuncts

• Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) — Inhalant anesthesia only

• Total inhalation anesthesia — Injectable anesthesia and adjuncts

• Regional anesthesia — Inhalant and Injectable anesthesia

Which statement best defines general anaesthetics as introduced in this section?

• Agents that permanently abolish pain perception

• Drugs producing reversible loss of all sensations and consciousness

• Medicines that only provide muscle relaxation without affecting consciousness

• Sedatives that cause partial memory loss without analgesia