<prompt> VIII cranial nerve affectsTasteEquilibriumTouchSmell  <response>: The vestibulocochlear nerve consists of two divisions: cochlear and vestibular.Cochlear nerve innervate the organ of Coi and is associated with hearingVestibular nerve innervates the vestibular receptors in the semicircular ductskinetic balance and in the utricle and sacculefor static balance in the ear.Ref: Vishram Singh textbook of clinical neuroanatomy second edition pg- 103 