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