This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pathology
A postmortem clot is most likely to 
Select and explain. 
A. Grossly display features of recanalization, B. Grossly have lines of Zahn, C. Grossly have the appearance of “chicken fat” overlying “currant jelly”, D. Microscopically appear attached to the wall of the blood vessel
C: Grossly have the appearance of “chicken fat” overlying “currant jelly”
Answer: C: Grossly have the appearance of “chicken fat” overlying “currant jelly” 
Explanation: The postmortem clot is usually rubbery, gelatinous, and lacks fibrin strands and attachments to the vessel wall. Large postmortem clots may have a “chicken fat” appearance overlying a dark “currant jelly” base.