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After a meal, as blood glucose rises, the pancreas is the first organ to respond. It releases the hormone insulin, which signls the body's tissues to take up surplus glucose. Muscle and liver cells use some of this excess glucose to build glycogen.

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What is During digestion excess glucose is stored in liver cells and muscle cells in what form?

Excess glucose is stored in liver cells and muscle cells in the form of glycogen. When blood glucose levels are high, insulin signals these cells to take up glucose and convert it into glycogen for storage. This glycogen can later be broken down back into glucose when energy is needed.


How is excess glucose stored in the body and why is it stored this way?

Excess glucose is stored in the body as glycogen, primarily in the liver and muscles. This is the body's way of storing energy for later use. When the body needs energy, it can quickly break down glycogen back into glucose for fuel.


Where is glucose stored in the body?

Glucose is stored in the liver and muscles in the form of glycogen. When blood sugar levels are high, excess glucose is converted to glycogen for storage. This stored glycogen can be broken down back into glucose when needed for energy.


What form during digestion excess glucose is store and liver cells and muscle cells?

As Glycocen xD


Is glycogen stored in muscle cells is used primarily to provide glucose for red blood cells?

Doubtful. One would think that any glycogen stored in muscle cells would be producing mitochondrial ATP for use in the sarcomere, the muscle contraction unit.


Excess carbohydrates are synthesized into?

Carbohydrates in any form, (simple or complex) are eventually turned into Glucose. Glucose is a simple sugar. If you do not utilize all of the Glucose stored in your body, it will become fat. This will be stored in your fat cells.


What happens to excess glucose during photosynthesis?

Excess glucose produced during photosynthesis is stored in the form of starch in plant cells. This stored energy can be used later for growth, reproduction, or as a reserve for times when there is lower sunlight availability for photosynthesis.


What stores glycogen in a cell?

If your body does not have any use for the glucose, it is converted into glycogen and stored it in the liver and muscles as an energy reserve. Your body can store about a half a day's supply of glycogen. If your body has more glucose than it can use as energy, or convert to glycogen for storage, the excess is converted to fat.


What is the use of insulin in the cellular respiration?

Insulin helps regulate blood glucose levels by promoting the uptake of glucose into cells. Once inside the cells, glucose can be used in cellular respiration to produce energy in the form of ATP. Insulin also helps in the storage of excess glucose as glycogen in the liver and muscle cells.


Can glycogen in skeletal muscle be used to supply blood glucose?

Muscle cells lack the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase, which is required to pass glucose into the blood, so the glycogen they store is destined for internal use and is not shared with other cells. (This is in contrast to liver cells, which, on demand, readily do break down their stored glycogen into glucose and send it through the blood stream as fuel for the brain or muscles).


What is the difference between insulin and glucagon?

Insulin signals blood cells like liver and muscle cells. These are used to accelerate the conversion of glucose to glycogen that's stored in the liver. Glucagon attach themselves to liver cells telling them to convert glycogen to glucose and to release glucose into the blood.


Plant cells use specific organelles for photosynthesis in order to produce glucose Plant cells contain another organelle that functions as a storage tank for excess glucose or starch That is the?

The organelle in plant cells that stores excess glucose or starch is the vacuole. Vacuoles can store various molecules, including sugars like glucose and polysaccharides like starch, as well as ions, water, and waste products. When the plant needs energy, it can break down these stored molecules in the vacuole to release the stored energy.