Macula adherens stop separation during contraction by binding intermediate filaments, joining the cells together.

Macula adherens junctions are also called desmosomes.

Tonofilaments are also associated with desmosomes (macula adherens), anchoring them to the cytoskeleton.

Three types of adhering junctions make up an intercalated disc - fascia adherens, macula adherens and gap junctions.

IDs are described to consist of three different types of cell-cell junctions: the actin filament anchoring adherens junctions (fascia adherens), the intermediate filament anchoring desmosomes (macula adherens) and gap junctions.

Terminal bar is a histological term given to the unresolved group of junctional complexes that attach adjacent epithelial cells on their lateral surfaces: the Zonula Occludens, Zonula Adherens, Macula Adherens and Macula Communicans.