Question

Which organ in the body stores excess sugar as glycogen

Answer 1

liver stores excess body sugar as glycogen..

Answer 2

• Glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in animals. The two main site of storage of glycogen is liver and muscles.
• The excess glucose is linked together as a multibranched polysaccharide to serve for long term energy reserve, Muscle glycogen is kept as an immediate resource of energy as and when required.
• As during exercising muscle glycogen is broken to glucose which via glycolysis produces energy for the exercise.