Which injury would likely cause the body to permanently lose the ability to perform simple reflexes? damage to the nerve cells in the spinal cord a muscle tear in the leg the death of a single neuron in the body harm to a nerve in the skinWhich injury would likely cause the body to permanently lose the ability to perform simple reflexes? damage to the nerve cells in the spinal cord a muscle tear in the leg the death of a single neuron in the body harm to a nerve in the skin