â Christian name â forename â given name. 1. 'first name'. Your first name is the name that was given to you when you were born. Your first name comes in front of your surname. At some point in the conversation Brian began calling Philip by his first name. In British English, people sometimes use Christian name instead of first name.
The intervertebral fusion cage is a large, hollow cylinder made of some type of metal, usually titanium. It is designed as a cage so that bone graft can be placed inside the hollow cylinder to allow a spinal fusion to occur between two vertebrae.
The spine, or spinal column, is made up of a series of joints called gliding joints and are made of dense irregular connective tissue which is strong and allows for only slight movement in comparison to freely movable joints, like those in the arms and legs.he spine, or spinal column, is made up of a series of joints called gliding joints and are made of dense irregular connective tissue which is strong and allows for only slight movement in comparison to freely movable joints, like those in the arms and legs.