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