Formation of a median palatine cyst occurs during migration of the palatal shelves because a few epithelial cells remain embedded in connective tissue and fail to fuse.

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.