A polysaccharide that is used for storing energy in human muscle and liver cells is __________.
In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles hydrated with three or four parts of water. Glycogen functions as the secondary long-term energy storage, with the primary energy stores being fats held in adipose tissue.Muscle glycogen is converted into glucose by muscle cells, and liver glycogen converts to glucose for use throughout the body including the central nervous system.Glycogen is the analogue of starch, a glucose polymer that functions as energy storage in plants.It has a similar structure to amylopectin (a component of starch), but is more extensively branched and compact than starch.lycogen is the analogue of starch, a glucose polymer that functions as energy storage in plants. It has a similar structure to amylopectin (a component of starch), but is more extensively branched and compact than starch.