Continuity mistake: When Bones and Booth are discussing him and Tessa breaking up, the background outside the car changes between traveling at speed, traveling slowly, travelling through residential and traveling on highways all instantly. (00:32:25)
Continuity mistake: When talking to the brother, he bends over to place a tray of drinks on the table. Camera changes and he is suddenly stood bolt upright. (00:20:25)
Continuity mistake: When Bones is arguing with Booth and Angela at the bar, we see 3 extras walk in to the bar behind Bones. Camera cuts and they have disappeared. (00:18:20)
Continuity mistake: When Bones and Booth are arguing in the bar about the wife having an affair, Bones has chopsticks in her hand that disappears. (00:18:00)
Continuity mistake: Bones holds a red bag that is scrunched up for Angela at the start. Camera cuts and the bag is unfolded and being held open by Bones. (00:03:00)
Continuity mistake: When the director is looking at the 2 photos Booth hands him, there is a shot of the two photos one on top of the other neatly. Camera changes and they are no longer neatly on top of each other. The bottom one is sticking out and should have been visible in the previous shot. (00:18:40)
The Superhero in the Alley - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: Near the end, when Lucy first looks at the comic book, the page across from the "thank you" page is different than when it is shown a few shots later.
Continuity mistake: When Booth has the face off with the US Marshall's the van door is shut then opens itself. (00:10:00)
The Woman at the Airport - S1-E10
Continuity mistake: When looking at the pict (ancient warrior), the camera is panning and the hologram is spinning. However the way the pict is facing is randomly changing. Not a simple rotation. (00:18:00)
The Woman at the Airport - S1-E10
Continuity mistake: Booth congratulates Bones on the correct use of the word punt. He has a finger raised pointing at Bones. Camera cuts and now his hands are clasped. (00:01:00)
The Man in the Fallout Shelter - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: Booth reaches out to touch the glass and Parker's hand. In the first shot his hand is spread out, in the second his fingers are a lot closer together. (00:25:10)
The Man in the Fallout Shelter - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: When Bones is explaining to Booth about the birth of Christ, Booth has 2 hands on his chin. When the angle changes, he has one hand on the table and one on the side of his head. (00:13:00)
The Man in the Fallout Shelter - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: Booth sits down with bones and takes Angela's hat off. It's still in his hand in one shot and gone the next. (00:12:50)
The Girl in the Fridge - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When talking to the doctor, he has a pen on the notes in front of him. When the scene ends, the pen has gone. (00:13:05)
Continuity mistake: When interviewing Rulz, his jacket is open with the left (screen right) lapel over the of the right (screen left) lapel. During the interview they keep swapping places. (00:33:20)
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.