The brain has contralateral control over the body. This means that the left side of the brain controls the ride side of the body, and the right side controls the left. In this case, after a stroke in the right cerebral hemisphere, the patient would be having problems with the left side of his body. The finding that supports the nurse's anticipation would be the left-sided facial droops.
The following that helps organisms in keeping their shape are the bones and the skeletal muscles. The bones serve as the framework of the body. The skeletal system supports all the other systems and along with the skeletal muscles, they give the shape of the body. The skeletal muscles are muscles that are attached to the bones for the voluntary movements of the body.
