A captive insurance company (or âcaptiveâ) can generally be described as a closely held insurance company that insures the risks and exposures of its owners and affiliates.
Photo by: Alila. The human body is composed of just four basic kinds of tissue: nervous, muscular, epithelial, and connective tissue. Connective tissue is the most abundant, widely distributed, and varied type. It includes fibrous tissues, fat, cartilage, bone, bone marrow, and blood.he most abundant fiber in connective tissues is a tough protein called collagen. Tendons, ligaments, and the white stringy tissue (fascia) seen in some cuts of meat are composed almost entirely of collagen, as is leather, which consists of the connective tissue layer (dermis) of animal skins.
Connective tissue. Definition. noun, plural: connective tissues. The animal tissue that chiefly originates from the embryonic mesoderm, and characterized by the abundance of extracellular components (such as fibers and intercellular substances).It connects, supports, or surrounds other tissues and organs. Loose connective tissue â which includes the areolar, adipose, and reticular tissues. 2  Dense connective tissue â which includes the regular, irregular, and elastic tissues. 3  Cartilage tissues â which includes the hyaline, fibrocartilage and elastic tissues. 4  Other connective tissues â such as bone, blood, and lymphatics.