Designators
When used as specific designations within a particular article, with or without numerals, capitalize Table, Tables, Figure, and Figures.
summarized in Table 2
as seen in the Table
the middle third of the basilar artery (Figure 2)
Do not capitalize the following words, even when used as specific designators, unless used as part of a heading or title:
axis |
month |
case |
notes |
chapter |
page |
chromosome |
paragraph |
column |
part |
control |
patient |
day |
phase |
edition |
schedule |
experiment |
section |
factor |
series |
fraction |
stage |
grade |
step |
grant |
stub |
group |
type |
lead |
volume |
level |
wave |
method |
week |
But: Step I diet, Schedule II drug, and Axis I of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition)