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