Continuity mistake: Booth shoots the kidnapper through a door, creating a hole. This hole vanishes when Brennan walks out the door with Megan.
Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van - S3-E2
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene the victim's right hand is by the car shifter when the bomb explodes, but when Booth and Brennan first get to the van, the right hand is melted onto the steering wheel. (00:00:50 - 00:01:35)
The Knight on the Grid - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When Booth & Bones' taxi gets blown up & flips, the car lands upright, with nothing on the roof except the (now broken) taxi light. Yet when Booth squirms out the driver's side window, there are a few large chunks of asphalt sitting on the roof. (00:25:20)
The Knight on the Grid - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: Amy gives Brennan Hailey's Thank You card. Her left hand moves between being down and holding on her bag strap in alternating shots.
The Verdict in the Story - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: Sweets states both of his doctorates were from Columbia. In an earlier episode he said he had a doctorate from Philadelphia instead.
The Wannabe in the Weeds - S3-E14
Continuity mistake: When Pam is in the interview room she has sorted her food out on the table. When the shot changes it's back in one big pile, then it's sorted again. (00:13:10)
The Wannabe in the Weeds - S3-E14
Continuity mistake: When Zack and Cam are talking about the C5 vertebrae being shaved, Zack says there is no sign of microfractures and has his one hand raised with palm facing outward. In the next shot he is holding the bone with two hands. (00:08:40)
Player Under Pressure - S3-E11
Continuity mistake: Celeste is in the interrogation room with her hand next to her fiancé's. As the shot changes, her hand is no longer next to her fiancé's. (00:35:50)
Continuity mistake: After the "date night" with Sweets and his girlfriend, Booth and Bones are in the car. When Brennan says that Booth was disrespectful, she goes from looking out the window to looking at Booth in an instant. (00:27:00)
The Verdict in the Story - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: When discussing how Booth feels regarding locking Max up, Booth is pointing at Brennan with his one hand, camera changes and he's no longer pointing. (00:02:40)
The Verdict in the Story - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: At the start when Booth says they don't need couples therapy any more, his grip on his coffee mug changes between shots. (00:02:00)
Player Under Pressure - S3-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bones and Booth are talking to the cheerleaders at the Jeffersonian, the last cheerleader has her right hand up to her mouth in one shot then her left hand up to her head in the next. (00:33:50)
Continuity mistake: Booth tell Hodgins to "suck it up buttercup" over the phone in the garage. During this call the position of the phone in relation to Booth's mouth changes, it moves further away between shots. (00:17:10)
The Santa in the Slush - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: Booth says that Parker is going to Vermont with Rebecca and Captain Fantastic. When he does he has his hands down and is driving. When the shot changes he's rubbing his head with one hand. (00:03:10)
Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van - S3-E2
Continuity mistake: When we see Booth and Caroline in the interrogation room for the first time the gentleman has his legs crossed right over left. When the camera changes he is sat left over right. (00:16:50)
The Knight on the Grid - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When the taxi gets blown up we see the bag explode twice. Once which lifts the taxi slightly then a second time to help throw it over. (00:24:50)
The Knight on the Grid - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When Booth drags Bones out the car, he places her on the sidewalk. While putting her down her position changes drastically between shots. (00:25:40)
Boy in the Time Capsule - S3-E7
Continuity mistake: In the car, Bones tells Booth about the one boy from High School she had a thing for. When she does her hand appears by her neck instantly between camera cuts. (00:09:20)
Intern in the Incinerator - S3-E6
Continuity mistake: After the autopsy we see Booth hanging around Hodgins' desk playing with two glass tubes. These tubes are horizontal and the ends of both tubes in Booth's hands. When the camera cuts, one tube is now angled upright and the end is no longer in Booth's hand and completely visible to the camera. (00:26:00)
Boy in the Time Capsule - S3-E7
Continuity mistake: When the tank is drained, the Rubik's cube changes position. It goes from green face up to red face up. (00:02:30)
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.