If the thymus shrank and stopped making hormones in a child, we would expect to see a decrease in the number of:
A) eosinophils.
B) T lymphocytes (T cells).
C) neutrophils.
D) B lymphocytes (B cells).

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The thymus is responsible for the maturation of T lymphocytes (T cells), so if it shrank and stopped functioning, there would be a decrease in the number of T cells.

If the Thymus Shrank and Stopped Making Hormones in a Child