The instillation of a local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space is termed:
A) spinal anesthesia.
B) epidural anesthesia.
C) perfusion block.
D) stellate ganglion block.

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Common regional anesthesia techniques include spinal anesthesia (subarachnoid block [SAB]),epidurals,caudals,and major peripheral nerve blocks.For epidural anesthesia,the local anesthetic usually is injected through the intervertebral spaces in the lumbar region (lumbar epidural),although it also can be injected into the cervical or thoracic regions.For caudal anesthesia,the local anesthetic also is injected into the epidural space,but the approach is through the caudal canal in the sacrum.For peripheral nerve blocks,the anesthetic is injected along the nerve pathway.

The Instillation of a Local Anesthetic into the Subarachnoid Space