Occlusion of the circumflex artery during a myocardial infarction would interrupt blood supply to which area?
a. Left and right ventricles and much of the interventricular septum
b. Posterior interventricular sulcus and the smaller branches of both ventricles
c. Upper right ventricle, right marginal branch, and right ventricle to the apex
d. Left atrium and the lateral wall of the left ventricle
Ans: d. Left atrium and the lateral wall of the left ventricle
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