The part of the pharynx posterior to the nasal cavities is the nasopharynx. Those parts posterior to the oral cavity and larynx are the oropharynx and laryngopharynx, respectively.
The head houses and protects the brain and all the receptor systems associated with the special senses—the nasal cavities associated with smell, the orbits with vision, the ears with hearing and balance, and the oral cavity with taste.
Contains upper parts of respiratory