Ideal temperature to preserve the body for a post moem is: (A) 0 degrees, (B) 4 degrees, (C) 10 degrees, (D) - 4 degrees
Answer is B. The ideal temperature for keeping a dead body for autopsy is 4degC. To keep a body for long duration for other purposes the temperature is -20degC. Ref: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY Dr PC IGNATIUS THIRD EDITION PAGE 42