Multiple Choice
Skin wrinkles with age because
A) collagen degrades in the subcutaneous layer as the epidermis shrinks.
B) fat is lost from the subcutaneous layer and the dermis shrinks.
C) the number of sweat glands diminishes.
D) epidermal cells undergo a burst of cell division.
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