Matching Pairs 3 types of muscles (D)Online version The characteristics of smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle by Cassie Hodgin 1 Voluntary control 2 Skeletal muscle 3 Automaticity 4 Smooth muscle 5 Does not fatigue 6 Striated muscles 7 Cardiac muscle 8 Quick fatigue 9 Involuntary control 10 Unstriated muscles muscle located in the heart smooth muscles muscle attached to skeletal system from the help of tendons or another form of connective tissue called aponeurosis. Cardiac/skeletal 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) contraction of muscles by free will or choice. Includes the somatic nervous system. skeletal muscles require more energy causing them to smooth/cardiac characteristic which allows the muscle to create its own electrical signal