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.
1 Protects the spinal cord as well as the internal organs like lungs, heart, etc., which are inside the rib cage. 2  Provides base for attachment of muscles, ligaments and tendons. 3  The bone marrow inside the bones of the spinal column produces red blood cells and stores minerals.4  Connects the upper body to the lower body. The spinal column supports the body and the skull; helps in standing upright; maintains the balance of the body. 2  Permits flexible movement; helps in head and neck movements. 3  It also allows the body to stretch, bend, lean and rotate.