An anesthesia machine provides general anesthesia by carefully controlling the dosage of drugs delivered to patients. It consists of oxygen, a precision vaporizer that produces anesthetic vapor, breathing circuits, a ventilator, and a CO2 absorber. The machine induces narcosis, or unconsciousness, through inhalation of anesthetic gases, allowing surgery or procedures to be performed painlessly. It works by temporarily disconnecting sensory nerve signals through selective administration of drugs in measured amounts, maintaining the patient in a stable unconscious state before recovery.