Question

pns is not protected by skull/ vertebral column which leaves it open for mechanical injuries"

Answer 1

Answer:

The general assumption that the peripheral nervous system is prone to mechanical injuries is based on the absesnce of a formidable physical barrier pns that presents The skull and bony vertebrae in the CNS

Answer 2

Answer:

yes it is not protected

Explanation:

the PNS is not protected by the vertebral column and skull, or by the blood–brain barrier, which leaves it exposed to toxins and mechanical injuries. The peripheral nervous system is divided into the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.