Relier Pairs 3 types of musclesVersion en ligne The characteristics of smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle par DeVaughn Harris 1 Skeletal muscle 2 Unstriated muscles 3 Striated muscles 4 Smooth muscle 5 Automaticity 6 Cardiac muscle 7 Involuntary control 8 Does not fatigue 9 Quick fatigue 10 Voluntary control 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. muscle located in the heart Reflex or action done without conscious control or will. (Cardiac and smooth muscle) Cardiac/skeletal smooth/cardiac muscle located in hollow organs such as bladder, stomach, intestines, blood vessels, etc. characteristic which allows the muscle to create its own electrical signal skeletal muscles require more energy causing them to smooth muscles