The<unk>  (also known as the auditory or acoustic nerve) is the eighth of twelve cranial nerves, and is responsible for transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Vestibular nerve
Trigeminal nerve
Oculomotor nerve
Abducens nerve
Supratrochlear nerve
Nasopalatine nerve
Auriculotemporal nerve