ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The undigested food stored in the liver in the form of carbohydrate is called:
A
pulp
B
glucose
C
glycogen
D
carbohydrate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glycogen is the form in which the body stores glucose. The liver can only store about 100 g of glucose in the form of glycogen.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the body doesn’t need to use the glucose for energy, it stores it in the liver and muscles. This stored form of glucose is made up of many connected glucose molecules and is called glycogen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Final Answer: The liver stores food in the form of glycogen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Digestion of food completes in the small intestine. In the large intestine, all the excess water is absorbed. The remaining waste is stored in the rectum till it is removed through the anus.

Detailed explanation-5: -Glycogen is stored in liver and muscles.

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