Transverse ligament of atlas former is attached to the basilar part of the occipital bone, in close relation with the membrana tectoria; the latter is fixed to the posterior surface of the body of the axis; hence, the whole ligament is named the cruciate ligament of the atlas. The transverse ligament divides the ring of the atlas into two unequal parts: of these, the posterior and larger serves for the transmission of the medulla spinalis and its membranes and the accessory nerves; the anterior and smaller contains the odontoid process. The neck of the odontoid process is constricted where it is embraced posteriorly by
Atlas Shrugged: Part II Atlas Shrugged: Part II Atlas Shrugged: Part II (or Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike) is a film based on the novel "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. It is the second installment in the "Atlas Shrugged" film series and the first sequel to the 2011 film "", continuing the story where its predecessor left off. The film was released on October 12, 2012. Dagny Taggart pilots an airplane in pursuit of another plane. Dagny asks herself, "Who is John Galt?" before apparently crashing into a mountainside. Nine months earlier, Dagny is trying to understand the abandoned prototype of an advanced motor