The sixth cranial nerve is also known as the abducens nerve, as it is responsible for abducting (pulling the eye away) the eye.  The right eye will look to the right, away from the nose and the body, as a result of the abducens nerve causing constriction of the lateral rectus muscle.  The nerve leaves the front of the brainstem between the pons and the medulla.  It then travels through a dural canal known as Dorello's canal, before it passes through the cavernous sinus, to enter the orbit.