The findings of the histological study of the human temporomandibular joint confirm that the cranium and the lower jaw are joined by two temporomandibular articular complexes (one on the left and another on the right side), each made up, in turn, of two joints – a condylomeniscal condyloarthrosis and a reciprocally fitting meniscotemporal joint. Both these joints are surrounded by short capsular bands which stretch from the condyle to the meniscus and from the latter to the temporal bone and form the true joint capsules. Longer bands which extend from the condyle to the temporal bone may be regarded as reinforcements passing over two articulation