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
House of Gold & Bones – Part 2 again. He then awakens slowly. Corey Taylor said about the album: "Part 2 is much darker [than the first part], if I'm honest. Aside from it being a completely different album, it feels more like a soundtrack to a movie in a lot of ways, man. It's really thematic. There are themes from ["House of Gold & Bones – Part 1"] that reveal themselves and that come again, musically. There's actually stuff from ["House of Gold & Bones – Part 2"] that you'll hear that's on ["House of Gold & Bones – Part 1"] and you'll be like, 'Fucking hell!'"