

Cranial Nerve VIII - V estibulocochlear nerve (VIII) - Responsible for hearing and balance.

Cranial Nerve VII - Facial Nerve (VII) - In charge of facial expression. A very common and generally temporary facial palsy is known as Bell's palsy is caused by lesion of the facial nerve.In charge of sensation to the skin of the face and control the muscles of mastication (chewing). Cranial Nerve V - The trigeminal nerve (V).Damage to nerves III, IV, or VI may affect the movement of the eyeball (globe). Cranial Nerves III, IV and VI = The oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV) and abducens nerve (VI) coordinate eye movement.Cranial Nerve II - Optic Nerve = Sense of Sight.Cranial Nerve I - Olfactory Nerve = Sense of Smell (Olfaction)..In contrast, spinal nerves are the nerves that emerge from the spinal cord and project to the body.

Cranial nerves relay information between the brain and parts of the body, primarily to and from regions of the head and neck. Cranial nerves are the nerves that emerge directly from the brain or brain stem.
