Relier Pairs 3 types of musclesVersion en ligne The characteristics of smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle par DeVaughn Harris 1 Quick fatigue 2 Unstriated muscles 3 Involuntary control 4 Striated muscles 5 Voluntary control 6 Skeletal muscle 7 Cardiac muscle 8 Smooth muscle 9 Automaticity 10 Does not fatigue Cardiac/skeletal contraction of muscles by free will or choice. Includes the somatic nervous system. 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/cardiac muscle located in hollow organs such as bladder, stomach, intestines, blood vessels, etc. smooth muscles muscle attached to skeletal system from the help of tendons or another form of connective tissue called aponeurosis. skeletal muscles require more energy causing them to muscle located in the heart