Which portion of the nervous system is manipulated by neuromuscular blocking agents, to induce paralysis in surgical procedures or during mechanical ventilation?

a. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous branch
b. The somatic portions of the motor branch
c. The sensory branch of the peripheral nervous system
d. The spinal cord


ANS: B

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