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)
The Girl in the Gator - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: The form Booth holds out for Gordon is fully opened. Camera changed and now the form is half folded. (00:06:45)
Continuity mistake: Booth chucks Parker's ice cream on the floor along with the napkin. When Bones picks up the napkin the ice cream has gone. (00:20:00)
The Titan on the Tracks - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: At the start we see Bones put her hair up into a ponytail from a high wide shot. Camera changes to ground level and she puts her hair up again. (00:01:10)
Continuity mistake: At the diner, before Mrs. Duncan comes to confess about murdering her husband, Brennan takes a sip of tea. Her glass at this point is less than half full. When Mrs. Duncan walks in, the same glass is now almost full.
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 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 Girl in Suite 2103 - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: When Booth and Brennen are questioning the Senator's son, the cap on the bottle of water keeps switching from being on and being off between shots.
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.