what characteristics do all body joints have in common?

Answer 1

Limited movement.

Answer 2

Joints are defined anatomically as the conjuncture between two bones, the meeting place.

The skeletal system has numerous responsibilities, one of which is to allow the body ambulation throughout its environment without assistance. The bones provide the structure of the skeleton while the joints are responsible for its ability, or lack thereof, to move about freely. Joints are also referred to as articulations. Joints are a member of the skeletal system, but they are complex.

Direction of movement as well as the range of motion that a joint permits the skeleton is determined entirely on its structural basis. Flexibility between various joints vary greatly, and in certain forms of movement, some joints may need to become stiff while other joints are in full swing. This cohesive action between the joints allows for stability as well as balance. All joint action is required for all movement, such as walking and writing require the joints to provide equal cohesiveness as sports, simply at a different rate of speed.

Answer 3

The joints in the body are different in structure, range of possible movements and also the types of bones in which they are forming the contact.The only similarity I can make out is that they all give structural stability to the skeletal system and make a certain degree of movement possible at that site which otherwise would not have been there.

Answer 4

I think the real interesting question, functionally speaking, is what's the fundamental difference between the hip and the shoulder... And in my opinion there is greater stability in the hip joint with the sacrifice of range of motion. Range of motion at the shoulder is quite liberal at the sacrifice of joint stability.

Joints which are not synovial aren't terribly interesting to speak about, in this context.