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Title
Explain the human integumentary system for beauty services
Level
5
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to, in relation to
beauty services applications, explain the anatomy and
physiology of the skin and of the epidermal derivatives.
Classification
Beauty Services > Beauty Therapy
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
As the content of this unit standard is largely informational, performance criteria
assume that knowledge will be acquired from reference texts, models, and other
information-bearing media. No one textbook or other source of information is
envisaged, as new approaches to the study of anatomy and physiology are published
regularly.
2
All demonstrations of knowledge for assessment in this unit standard must be
evidenced with relation to the application to and use in the beauty services industry.
3
For the purposes of this unit standard, explain and explanation are to be interpreted
to include any form of visual and/or other aid, such as diagram, gesture, or model,
that is used in addition to or in place of a verbal explanation.
4
In this unit standard, all ranges identify the minimum that is critical for assessment. A
wider scope may nevertheless be taught.
5
The focus of this unit standard is the anatomy and physiology of human systems that
are healthy and functioning properly. Diseases and disorders are included only
where appropriate to the professional competence of a beauty practitioner.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the anatomy and physiology of the skin.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Explanation describes the anatomy of the epidermis.
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Range
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epidermal ridges; layers of the epidermis (horny zone, germinative
zone including the prickle cell and basal cell layers); melanocytes;
keratinocytes.
1.2
Explanation describes the maintenance of healthy epidermis according to the
roles of desquamation and keratinisation, and according to cell division and
migration to the surface.
1.3
Explanation describes the microscopic anatomy of the dermis and hypodermis
in relation to physiology.
Range
1.4
Explanation identifies the general physiology of the skin in relation to structural
components.
Range
1.5
papillary region – dermal papillae, areolar connective tissue,
arrector pili, Langerham cells;
reticular region – collagen and elastic fibres, adipose tissue, hair
follicles, subaceous glands, sweat glands, capillaries;
hypodermis – subcutaneous tissue; nerve endings.
sensation, protection, heat regulation, excretion, absorption,
vitamin D synthesis, blood reservoir, immunity, secretion.
Explanation describes variation in skin colour according to the action of
pigments.
Range
melanin, carotene, haemoglobin.
Outcome 2
Explain the anatomy and physiology of the epidermal derivatives.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Explanation describes the anatomy of hair in relation to the epidermis,
sebaceous glands, and arrector pili muscle.
2.2
Explanation describes the physiology of hair in relation to location.
2.3
Explanation describes the microscopic anatomy and component parts of nails in
relation to physiology.
2.4
Explanation describes the glands associated with the skin according to their
anatomy, location, physiology, and secretions.
Range
sebaceous oil glands; sudiferous sweat glands – eccrine,
apocrine.
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Replacement information
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This unit standard and unit standard 513 have been
replaced by unit standard 29598.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 February 1995
31 December 2019
Review
2
30 September 1998
31 December 2019
Review
3
27 June 2003
31 December 2019
Rollover and
Revision
4
16 October 2009
Review
5
15 September 2016
31 December 2019
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0035
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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