Video - Cranial nerve pathways
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Video Summary
Cranial nerve pathways are responsible for transmitting information between the brain and the rest of the body. They consist of different fibers carrying information from the brain and afferent fibers which carry information to the brain. Humans have twelve cranial nerves, each of which provides motor, sensory, or sympathetic innervation to a specific region of the head, face, and some visceral organs. Some of the most important functions that cranial nerves control include vision, hearing and balance, facial sensation, facial movement, swallowing, and vomiting.