Assertion: peripheral nervous system's nerve | /r/HasProperty | susceptible to infection
Facets:
value: much more
type: DEGREE
value: as a consequence
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Unlike the brain and spinal cord, the PNS is not protected by bone, meninges, or a blood barrier, and, as a consequence, the nerves of the PNS are much more susceptible to injury and infection.