Despite its apparent durability, the dermis is subject to tearing. How might a person know that the dermis has been stretched and/or torn?

A) The pain is acute due to the large number of Meissner's corpuscles.
B) The appearance of visible, silvery-white scars is an indication of stretching of the dermis.
C) The blood vessels in the dermis rupture and the blood passes through the tissue, causing "black-and-blue marks."
D) The stretching causes the tension lines to disappear.


B) The appearance of visible, silvery-white scars is an indication of stretching of the dermis.

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