Carotid artery. Carotid artery disease is caused by a buildup of plaques in arteries that deliver blood to your brain. Plaques are clumps of cholesterol, calcium, fibrous tissue and other cellular debris that gather at microscopic injury sites within the artery. This process is called atherosclerosis.
One of the biggest great white sharks ever caught on tape. Before you go, we thought you'd like these... Nicknamed 'Deep Blue,' this great white is almost as long as the 22-foot-long boat the researchers were aboard near Guadalupe, Mexico, nearly 165 miles away from mainland.
9 Biggest Sharks Ever Caught. UPDATE: As sea creatures go, sharks are probably the most famous. One of them starred in Jaws, they have a week named after them, and theyâre just generally the badasses of the ocean. So catching an especially big one is pretty much the highest honor for a fisherman. And it would be a shame to let those big sharks caught since 2011, and the people who caught them, go unrecognized. So enjoy two bonus entries in this list of the nine biggest sharks ever caught. Sadly, Shark Week 2011 is drawing to a close. Now, the good news is that we wonât have to see any more of those dumb commercials with Andy Samberg.