Continuity mistake: When Booth tells Bones that she isn't done yet near the start, Bones puts a pen in her mouth with the back of her hand away from the camera. Camera changes and now it's facing the camera. (00:02:40)
Continuity mistake: We see Bones talking to Dr. Goodman about being sent to Washington. They are upstairs in the Jeffersonian as shown, they turn left through a door and are instantly downstairs. (00:02:40)
Continuity mistake: The way Bones positions the bones on the tray change between shots when she photographs them for her team. (00:06:40)
Continuity mistake: Bones photographs the arm on a silver tray and sends the photos to Zack and Angela. When they view the photos, they are on a blue background. (00:08:00)
Continuity mistake: When telling the sheriff about the cannibal he raises his cup. Camera cuts and he raises his cup again. (00:15:30)
Continuity mistake: When Zac is signing for his package, the courier has her hands on the top of the box. Camera cuts and they are no longer on the box. (00:18:05)
Answer: Since the palatine bone is a bone that helps form the mouth it has a lot to do with speaking. The shape of it differs a lot depending on your ethnic background. I would guess that they, in the show, meant that the person's bone tells that they were Japanese and that it was "made for the purpose of speaking Japanese." That's what I'd assume anyway. I've studied molecular biology though, so I'm not an expert on bones.