THE NEPHRON GAME

BOWMANS CAPSULE
U
G

GLOMERULUS

REABSORBED OR NOT?

G
U

KIDNEY TUBULE

URINE

Q. Name two ways humans gain

water.
A. Eating, drinking or chemical
reactions.

REABSORBED OR NOT?

Q. If you drink a lot of water,

will your urine be dilute or
concentrated?

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A. Dilute.
Q. What are the two main
functions of the kidney?

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A. Filtration and reabsorption.

Q. Which vessel brings blood

away from the kidney?

REABSORBED OR NOT?

A. Renal vein

Q. What is the function of the

bladder?

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A. It stores urine before its

release from the body.

Q. Name two ways humans lose

water.
A. Urine, faeces, breathing or
sweating.

REABSORBED OR NOT?

Q. If a person gains 2500ml of

water in a day, how much will
they lose?

REABSORBED OR NOT?

A. 2500ml.
Q. Which vessel brings blood
into the kidney?

REABSORBED OR NOT?

A. Renal artery

Q. What is the function of the

ureter?

REABSORBED OR NOT?

A. It carries urine from the

kidneys to the bladder.
Q. How is blood in the renal
vein different from the renal
artery?

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A. It doesnt contain urea.

Q. Where is urea produced?

A. In the liver.

REABSORBED OR NOT?

Q. How is urea transported to

the kidneys?

REABSORBED OR NOT?

A. In the bloodstream.

Q. What does ADH do to the

kidney tubules?

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A. Makes them more

permeable.
Q. If there is too much water
in the body how much ADH is
made?

REABSORBED OR NOT?

A. A little ADH.

Q. What is urea made from?

A. Proteins or amino acids.

REABSORBED OR NOT?

Q. Where is ADH made?

A. In the pituitary gland.

REABSORBED OR NOT?

Q. If there is too little water

in the body how much ADH is
made?

REABSORBED OR NOT?

A. A lot of ADH.

Instructions

The aim of the game is to make it to the collecting duct! Everyone starts in the
glomerulus, you need to roll a six to be filtered into the Bowmans capsule.

When you have been filtered each player takes it in turn to roll the dice to see
which square they will land on:

G GLUCOSE! All the glucose is reabsorbed so you leave the kidney tubule
and go back to the glomerulus.

U UREA! None of the urea is reabsorbed, you get to stay in the kidney
tubule.

S SALT! Some of the salt is reabsorbed and some stays in the kidney
tubule. To see where you will go, an opponent will ask you a Reabsorbed or
not? question. If you get it right you stay in the kidney tubule if you get it
wrong you are reabsorbed and go back to the glomerulus.

W WATER! Some of the water is reabsorbed and some stays in the

kidney tubule. To see where you will go, an opponent will ask you a
Reabsorbed or not? question. If you get it right you stay in the kidney
tubule if you get it wrong you are reabsorbed and go back to the glomerulus.

The first person to make it to the collecting duct wins!