Question: can the heart be on the right side of the body

Answer: Yes, Dextrocardia (from Latin dexter, meaning ``right,'' and Greek kardia, meaning ``heart'') is a rare congenital condition in which the apex of the heart is located on the right side of the body. There are two main types of dextrocardia: dextrocardia of embryonic arrest (also known as isolated dextrocardia ) and dextrocardia situs inversus. Dextrocardia situs inversus is further divided.