Masticatory mucosa is able to withstand trauma or compression during mastication because its surface lacks keratin,an especially vulnerable surface covering.
A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
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