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Transcribed Image Text:What distinguishes the ANS from the somatic motor system?
a. The ANS excites its peripheral targets.
b. The ANS balances synaptic excitation and inhibition.
c. The ANS has a single function.
O d. The ANS constitutes total neural output.
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