The Critic in the Cabernet - S4-E25
Factual error: Temperance Brennan is examining the bones of the victim and mentions she wants to have a baby. She starts examining the tibia, mentions the she wants to have a baby, then says "capitulum" while still looking at the tibia. In actuality, the capitulum is on the distal epiphysis of the humerus, not the tibia. (00:06:25)
The Cinderella in the Cardboard - S4-E20
Continuity mistake: When Daisy convinces Sweets that she's not cheating on him, her arms move back and forth from his shoulders to around his neck. (00:37:05)
Character mistake: When Booth is locked in the ship, his "hallucination" asks Booth why he never bothered to learn some lock picking skills. However, in the episode "Judas on a Pole," Bones tells Booth that she's been practicing some lock picking skills that Booth taught her.
The Science in the Physicist - S4-E19
Continuity mistake: When Bones and Booth get trapped in the resonance chamber, the position of Booth's hands over his ears changes back and forth between shots. (00:34:30)
Character mistake: Bones tells Cam she isn't able to ascertain sex of the victim due to no pelvic bone. However numerous times in the show she is able to confirm sex with just the skull. What's different here? (00:03:00)
The Science in the Physicist - S4-E19
Continuity mistake: Bones finds a spot of damage on the chair (front side, about 4" down from the top edge). Yet later, the chair is without any damage.
The End in the Beginning - S4-E26
Factual error: Near the end, as Bones is typing her book, she hits the
The Science in the Physicist - S4-E19
Continuity mistake: When Bones and Booth are looking at the meteorite for the 1st time, they are approached by Chris who folds his arms to talk to the pair. When the shot changes, his hands are now in his pockets. (00:07:50)
The Finger in the Nest - S4-E4
Character mistake: Hodgins discovers sap from a Japanese cherry tree on the bone from the nest. When the new graduate assistant suggests that it is one of the cherry trees at the Jefferson Memorial, Hodgins is skeptical of the information. In reality everyone who has lived in DC knows about the Japanese cherry trees at the memorial. They have an entire festival attributed to it every year and it practically shuts down the city with tourists. Hodgins should have known about the trees to begin with. (00:01:45)
The Beaver in the Otter - S4-E24
Continuity mistake: When Bones asks for the bed sheets, the first male to drop his sheet has it across both shoulders. He then takes it off one shoulder then the camera changes and it's off both shoulders. (00:15:30)
The Beaver in the Otter - S4-E24
Visible crew/equipment: When Aristoo first walks up on to the platform a black X is visible on the floor. (00:03:30)
The Doctor in the Den - S4-E18
Continuity mistake: When Hodgins approaches Bones, Cam and Angela who are having a coffee, the position of Angela and Bones changes instantly. (00:30:50)
The Salt in the Wounds - S4-E17
Continuity mistake: When Sweets is in the chiropractor's office, the doctor is pulling at Sweets' arms across his chest in one shot but in the next his arms are by his side. (00:35:10)
Double Trouble in the Panhandle - S4-E12
Continuity mistake: Angela comes in to say she has found the twins. When she pulls up the website she opens up a pop up showing the twins. The position of the pop up changes between shots. Note the size of the banner under the pop up. (00:03:40)
Continuity mistake: When Wendal is saying about an uncle who runs a crematorium, the hand he is holding the bones in changes between shots. (00:07:00)
The Passenger in the Oven - S4-E10
Continuity mistake: At the start when Booth says Bones shouldn't have paid for her own ticket, Bones has her hand on her headphones in one shot but not in the next. (00:02:20)
The Con Man in the Meth Lab - S4-E9
Continuity mistake: When Bones pulls the cash out of the brown bag it flips around in her hand. Note the position of the single red elastic band. (00:20:50)
The Skull in the Sculpture - S4-E8
Continuity mistake: Cam tells Hodgins that the aim is to remove the remains with minimal disruption. When she does she points at Hodgins with 1 finger then in the next shot she has her hand spread open. (00:10:00)
The Finger in the Nest - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: Bones throws the blue ball for Gladys and has her hands down by her waist. Camera changes and one hand is now up by her head. (00:17:30)
Continuity mistake: When Bones asks Booth what he's got from Scotland Yard, the handle on the striped bag goes from outside to inside the bag. (00:01:30)
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.