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well involuntary muscles are muscles you can't control. like your heart. obviously you want your heart to move so it can keep you alive. so i guess yeah they do. but if you mean it like can you will your involuntary muscles to stop moving, no you cannot. they will continue moving unless interrupted(death, illness, etc...)

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Because the brain keeps sending them signals to do so.

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They can be self stimulated, such as the heart, or they can be controlled by the cerebellum, such as the diaphragm or intestines.

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