• Question: my friend's uncle has his heart on the right side of his body (instead of the left), does this mean that his circulatory system is the other way round?

    Asked by to Del, Catherine, John, Mo Rassul on 19 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Catherine Mansfield answered on 19 Mar 2014:


      If someone has their heart on the right this is called ‘Dextrocardia’. It is quite a rare condition. The heart should still function in the same way though so the circulatory system will be similar to other peoples.

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