Desmosomes - These are also called macula adherens. An appropriate description would be that they are spot welds. The proteins that make them up include desmogleins, keratin and cadherins. They help in the resistance of force.
Zonula Adherens - These junctions are also known as adherens junctions. They include cadherins, catenin, actin and actinin. Such junctions are strong and are used for anchorage
Zonula Occludens - Also known as tight junctions. They have protein complexes that form to create an impenetrable membrane between cells
Gap Junctions - Also known as macula communicans. They are made up of hydrophilic channels. Such channels help in their function of connecting the cytoplasm of the cells
Hemidesmosome - They are very similar to desmosomes. What differs is that instead of desmogleins, desmopenetrin proteins are used
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