The Gamer in the Grease - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: At the end, Booth asks what the flaw is in his reasoning. When he does he's holding up a quarter. When the shot changes his hand is now against his head. (00:39:50)
The Gamer in the Grease - S5-E9
Visible crew/equipment: When Booth and Bones first see the Autistic boy a pink T marker is visible on the floor.
The Gamer in the Grease - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: Fisher is putting a glove on his right hand when Dr Saroyan walks in. It cuts between them a few times, then we see him turning to the table to explain about the bones and neither of his hands are gloved. A short while later he turns to put on gloves - he regloves his right hand, it goes back to Dr Saroyan for a second, then back to him turning towards the table and both hands are now gloved. (00:17:20 - 00:18:20)
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.