Get to Know Your Lymph Nodes

Medically Reviewed by Sabrina Felson, MD on September 27, 2022
Question 1/8

A lymph node’s super power is to:

  • Build muscle
  • Burn fat
  • Get rid of germs
Question 2/8

How many lymph nodes are in your body?

  • 100 to 200
  • Several hundred
  • Several thousand
Question 3/8

Where are your lymph nodes?

  • In your brain
  • In your kidneys
  • All over your body
Question 4/8

Your lymph nodes are your body’s only defense against infections and disease.

  • True
  • False
Question 5/8

As you grow older, your thymus:

  • Grows
  • Shrinks
  • Disappears
Question 6/8

You can live without your spleen.

  • True
  • False
Question 7/8

Bacteria or viruses can make your lymph nodes:

  • Sore
  • Swollen
  • Both of the above
Question 8/8

Lymphoma is:

  • A virus
  • A bacterial infection
  • A cancer