Axis (anatomy) The condition, where the dens is separated from the body of the axis, is called os odontoideum, and may cause nerve and circulation compression syndrome. On its anterior surface is an oval or nearly circular facet for articulation with that on the anterior arch of the atlas. On the back of the neck, and frequently extending on to its lateral surfaces, is a shallow groove for the transverse atlantal ligament which retains the process in position. The apex is pointed, and gives attachment to the apical odontoid ligament; below the apex the process is somewhat enlarged, and presents on either
The Body in the Library earlier, Anne Meredith knows Ariadne Oliver as the writer of a book called "The Body in the Library". In the first episode of the second series ("And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea") of the television series "Lewis," the body of a handyman is found in the Bodleian Library. DS James Hathaway comments to DI Robbie Lewis, "You realise what we've got, don't you, sir. ... The body in the library." The 1984 television film "The Body in the Library" was part of the BBC series of "Miss Marple", with Joan Hickson making the first of her acclaimed appearances in the