The Priest in the Churchyard - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: At the diner, after Dr. Gordon has told Bones and Booth the problem with their relationship, the two shares a triumphant hand slap. Bones' glass refills itself between shots.
The Killer in the Concrete - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: When the bounty hunter sits down in the diner, booths grip on his spoon changes between shots. (00:08:30)
Continuity mistake: Bones and Booth visit the astronaut's wife at her house to interview her. She starts off at the very right end of the green sofa. She moves towards the middle of the sofa in between shots.
The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House - S2-E20
Continuity mistake: When speaking to the husband in the kitchen and saying about going over the books, the husband has his hand up to his head in one shot and lowered in the immediate following shot. (00:18:30)
The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House - S2-E20
Continuity mistake: When Abby is found out, she has her arms waving in desperation in one shot but not in others. (00:38:00)
Stargazer in a Puddle - S2-E21
Continuity mistake: The way Max holds out the ring for Bones changes between the long shot and the extreme closeup. (00:09:30)
Stargazer in a Puddle - S2-E21
Continuity mistake: Max asks Bones to try the ring on and Bones has her arms by her side. As the shot changes she now has her arms crossed in front of her and on the table. (00:09:45)
Stargazer in a Puddle - S2-E21
Continuity mistake: Near the end we see Bones show Max that she is wearing her grandmother's ring. In the closeup her fingers are all together but in the long shot her fingers are splayed apart. (00:29:30)
Stargazer in a Puddle - S2-E21
Continuity mistake: In the establishing shot of the church where Angela and Hodgins are having their wedding, the walls are all white. When they flee the wedding, the exteriors are red brick. (00:36:00)
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.