Matching Pairs 3 types of muscles (D)Online version The characteristics of smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle by Cassie Hodgin 1 Involuntary control 2 Cardiac muscle 3 Does not fatigue 4 Voluntary control 5 Quick fatigue 6 Automaticity 7 Striated muscles 8 Skeletal muscle 9 Smooth muscle 10 Unstriated muscles contraction of muscles by free will or choice. Includes the somatic nervous system. Cardiac/skeletal Reflex or action done without conscious control or will. (Cardiac and smooth muscle) smooth/cardiac skeletal muscles require more energy causing them to muscle located in the heart muscle attached to skeletal system from the help of tendons or another form of connective tissue called aponeurosis. smooth muscles muscle located in hollow organs such as bladder, stomach, intestines, blood vessels, etc. characteristic which allows the muscle to create its own electrical signal