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
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!'"