Question

3. Primary immunodeficiencies affecting T cells tend to be more severe than those affecting B cells because: A. T cells control the innate immune response. B. T cells regulate antigen presentation. C. T cells regulate the adaptive immune response. D. T cells can trigger apoptosis. E. None of the above.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option C.

Explanation:

The adaptive immune is characterized by immunological memory, specificity, and self nonself recognition. These cells are involved in lymphocytes that fight against the specific antigen.

T cells tend to be more severely affected than the B cells by the primary immunodeficiencies however both are the major components of the adaptive immune system.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.