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NZ Hair and Beauty Industry Training Organisation Inc SSB Code 101681
New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018
Title Explain the human respiratory system for beauty services
Level 5 Credits 2
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to, in relation to beauty services applications, explain the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system and the factors influencing respiratory physiology.
Classification Beauty Services > Beauty Therapy
Available grade Achieved
Guidance information 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 performance criteria Outcome 1 Explain the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system.
NZQA Expiring unit standard 517 version 5 Page 2 of 2
NZ Hair and Beauty Industry Training Organisation Inc SSB Code 101681
New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018
Performance criteria 1.1 Explanation identifies the anatomy of organs of respiration according to their
physiology.
Range nose, pharynx, larynx, lungs, trachea, bronchi, alveoli. 1.2 Explanation identifies the function of the respiratory system.
Range external and internal respiration. 1.3 Explanation describes the mechanism of breathing in relation to respiratory
physiology.
Range cycle of respiration – inspiration, expiration, pause; movements of respiration – intercostal muscles, diaphragm, lung expansion, accessory muscles.
Outcome 2 Explain the factors influencing respiratory physiology. Performance criteria 2.1 Explanation describes the effects of ageing, exercise, emotion, and altitude on
the respiratory system in relation to respiratory physiology.
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 2020
Review 2 30 September 1998 31 December 2020
Review 3 27 June 2003 31 December 2020
Rollover and Revision
4 16 October 2009 31 December 2020
Review 5 31 May 2018 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0035
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.