Table of contents

1. Introduction to Biochemistry4h 34m
2. Water3h 23m
3. Amino Acids8h 10m
4. Protein Structure10h 4m
5. Protein Techniques14h 5m
6. Enzymes and Enzyme Kinetics13h 38m
7. Enzyme Inhibition and Regulation 8h 42m
8. Protein Function 9h 41m
9. Carbohydrates7h 49m
10. Lipids5h 49m
11. Biological Membranes and Transport 6h 37m
12. Biosignaling9h 45m
Review 1: Nucleic Acids, Lipids, & Membranes2h 47m
Review 2: Biosignaling, Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, & PP-Pathway3h 12m
Review 3: Pyruvate & Fatty Acid Oxidation, Citric Acid Cycle, & Glycogen Metabolism2h 26m
Review 4: Amino Acid Oxidation, Oxidative Phosphorylation, & Photophosphorylation1h 48m

9. Carbohydrates

Glycogen

Biochemistry

9. Carbohydrates

Glycogen

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Multiple Choice

Glycogen is found to only a limited extent in ________.

cardiac muscle

skeletal muscle

liver

adipose tissue

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Understand the role of glycogen: Glycogen is a polysaccharide that serves as a storage form of glucose in animals. It is primarily stored in tissues that require rapid energy release, such as the liver and muscles.

Review the function of each tissue: Liver stores glycogen to regulate blood glucose levels, skeletal muscle stores glycogen for energy during physical activity, and cardiac muscle has some glycogen for energy during contraction.

Consider adipose tissue: Adipose tissue primarily stores energy in the form of triglycerides (fat), not glycogen. Its role is long-term energy storage rather than rapid energy release.

Compare glycogen storage across tissues: Glycogen is found in significant amounts in the liver and muscles, but only to a limited extent in adipose tissue due to its different energy storage mechanism.

Conclude that adipose tissue is the correct answer: Glycogen is not a primary energy storage molecule in adipose tissue, making it the correct choice for this question.