Question

What are the desmosomes concerned with?

Answer 1

Desmosomes:

1. They are disc in shape.
2. They are 0.5$\mu m$ in diameter.
3. They are located between the plasma membranes of two adjacent cells.
4. The space between the two cells is filled with cementing material.
5. The intercellular material has several tonofibrils and trans-membrane linkers.
6. They act like spot welds and keep the cells firmly together.