As a result of an acute occlusion of the coronary arteries, and subsequent hypoxia, the myocardial cells go through a predictable pathway to cell necrosis and myocardial infarction called ____.

A. depolarization
B. depression
C. reciprocity
D. penumbra


Answer: D

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