Young people are less susceptible to permanent pulpal damage than older people because with age the smaller pulp loses its reserve cells and is less able to resist trauma.

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.