Question

Surgical removal of thymus of a new born shall results in failure to produce

• A. Monocytes
• B. B-lymphocytes
• C. T-lymphocytes
• D. Basophils

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

T-lymphocytes

The thymus is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. Within the thymus, T cells mature. T cells are critical to the adaptive immune system, where the body adapts specifically to foreign invaders. The thymus is the largest and most active during the neonatal and pre-adolescent periods. Surgical removal of the thymus results in immunodeficiency because T- cells do not undergo maturation and this results in suppression of the immune system.

So, the correct answer is 'T-lymphocytes'.