Skin wrinkles with age because

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


C

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