Continuity mistake: When in the diner after going to the Japanese tea room, Booth has his fingers rubbing his temple. Shot changes and his hand is lowered. (00:11:15)
Continuity mistake: When Booth and Bones are shown the Pimp's scar, the towel the guy is holding switches hands instantly. (00:16:30)
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 Beaver in the Otter - S4-E24
Continuity mistake: Bone holds up the evidence bag containing the bullet. In the next shot, her arm and the bag is lowered. (00:13:10)
The Beaver in the Otter - S4-E24
Continuity mistake: When Bones and Booth are talking to Molly about her sleeping with Beaver, her facial expression goes from angry/upset to laughing during an instant cut. (00:14:10)
The Beaver in the Otter - S4-E24
Continuity mistake: When confronting Molly about sleeping with the victim, Booth has both hands down by his side. When the camera cuts his one hand is now scratching his cheek. (00:14:15)
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
Continuity mistake: Booth gives Jared the details for a job interview and puts it in his hand and the paper is completely in Jared clasp. Camera changes and now the paper is visible. (00:16:50)
The Beaver in the Otter - S4-E24
Character mistake: Bone states the victims date of birth is in 1989 making him 20 when he died. However, earlier in the episode it's established that Beaver was 23 when he died. (00:19:10)
The Beaver in the Otter - S4-E24
Continuity mistake: When Bones is telling the physics professor that 5 students failed the exam, the professor is clasping up her briefcase. Shot changes and her hand is no longer on the briefcase. (00:22:10)
The Beaver in the Otter - S4-E24
Character mistake: About half way through the episode, there is a computer screen with "Chemsitry" on it - a spelling error that should not have made it past editing. (00:24:10)
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 Critic in the Cabernet - S4-E25
Continuity mistake: When interviewing the suspect over fake wine, Booth picks up the bottle. Camera changes and the bottle is back on the table. (00:34:40)
The Critic in the Cabernet - S4-E25
Continuity mistake: Hodgins and Fisher are discussing how hard it is to remove wine stain. Hodgins' rubber gloves are very dirty. When Fisher realizes how to clean the bones, Hodgins' gloves are much cleaner, only stained around the finger tips.
The End in the Beginning - S4-E26
Factual error: Near the end, as Bones is typing her book, she hits the
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.