The document discusses the microscopic anatomy and physiology of heart muscle. It notes that heart muscle is stimulated by nerves and self-excitable, contracts as a unit, and has a long refractory period. The heart's intrinsic conduction system includes autorhythmic cells that initiate action potentials and have unstable resting potentials. The system's sequence of excitation involves the sinoatrial node generating impulses that are delayed by the atrioventricular node before passing to the ventricles via the bundle of His, which splits into pathways that carry the impulse through the heart.