Effects Of Anaesthesia On Major Organs

Question 1

How do anaesthetic agents produce a state of Anesthesia on the brain

Answer 1

It is unknown how most anaesthetic agents produce a state of anaesthesia but it is suggested that they act through a combination of effects on specific receptors in the CNS and through effect on the cell membrane or neuronal cells.

Anaesthesia causes a reversible depression on the CNS function resulting in loss of consciousness.

Question 2

Depression of which body system is common during anaesthesia and may result from the central depressant effects of a drug or through peripheral effects

Answer 2

Cardiovascular system